President John Mahama has outlined a bold plan to transform Ghana’s mining industry, saying that the country must move beyond exporting raw minerals and instead build a strong, technology-driven and ...

The Government of Ghana has outlined new measures aimed at curbing illegal mining, with particular attention to operations ...

A third of the Apamprama Forest Reserve, in Ghana’s gold-rich Ashanti region, has disappeared in little more than 20 years. Satellite data show that forest loss has accelerated since 2018, when mining ...

By Alex Baah BoadiSefwi Juaboso (WN/R), March 07, GNA – The Resource Foundation Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has organised a workshop for stakeholders to dialogue on curbing illegal ...

Ghana’s gold mining sector, while economically vital, has faced significant sustainability challenges due to illegal small-scale mining (galamsey), which has caused environmental degradation, water ...

JEMA, Ghana (AP) — As day broke in a remote part of western Ghana, a priest, farmers and other residents combed through the forests, looking for signs of illegal gold mining. They have done this for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: This unlicensed gold mine in Ghana is a booming business. It's one of many in the country generating livelihoods and ...

President John Mahama is facing mounting public pressure to revoke Ghana‘s controversial mining law that permits operations in protected forest reserves, which environmentalists warn could devastate ...

Ghana’s top water utility shut down the treatment plant that serves its biggest mining hub following a surge in illegal gold mining that’s polluted the river that supplies the facility. Ghana Water Co ...