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UK Serious Fraud Office Probes Rio Tinto Guinea Project

Britain's Serious Fraud Office has opened an investigation into mining giant Rio Tinto for "suspected corruption"...

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Prestea-Nsuta Mining Pit Sealed With ‘dead’ Bodies Underground

The collapsed mining pit in Prestea-Nsuta in the Western Region has been sealed off completely, as per word given...

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17 Declared Dead In Ghana Goldmine Collapse

Rescuers on Thursday called off a search for miners who were trapped underground after an illegal goldmine collapsed in...

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Indonesia Tackles Illegal Mining Boom

Hulking excavators claw at riverbanks on Indonesia's Sumatra island in the hunt for gold, transforming what was once a...

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Accused Ex-Barclays Chief Quits Rio Tinto Board

Former Barclays chief executive John Varley quit as a director of mining giant Rio Tinto on Wednesday after being...

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From Coal Miner To Writer of China’s Hit TV Show

In the midst of China's Cultural Revolution, a 14-year-old coal miner bought a yellowing, torn copy of Honore de...

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I Was Jailed 3 Years Because of Aisha Huang

Christian Addo Kuffour who was sentenced to three years imprisonment in hard labour by a Bekwai Circuit Court in the...

Business

Asante Gold Grants Incentive Options

Asante Gold Corporation (CSE:ASE/ FRANKFURT:1A9/OTC:ASGOF) has updated its shareholders with respect to the current...

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West Virginia Seeks Future — Without Coal

Chuck Nelson spent 30 years underground in nearly every mining job available but today he is in no doubt about it:...

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Can West Virginia’s Coal Jobs Come Back?

When Donald Trump promised hopeful voters in Charleston, West Virginia to bring back mining jobs to the heart of...

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Aisha Boasted About Influential Politicians When I Seized Her Equipment – Anarfi-Mensah

A former Ashanti Regional Minister under the Mahama administration, Peter Anarfi-Mensah has advised government to move...

International

Deadly Gas Leak Kills 18 Coal Miners In Central China

A gas leak has killed at least 18 people working in a coal mine in central China, including the manager and others who...

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Gov’t Suspends Chinese Mining Firm’s Operations In Talensi

The government has temporarily suspended the operations of Shaanxi Ghana Mining Company Limited operating in Gbane in...

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Amewu Stops Shanxii From Mining

A worker at the mining company was buried alive while drilling after a pit caved in The Minister of Lands and Natural...

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Golden Star Reports Strong First Quarter Results This Year

Golden Star Resources Ltd. has recorded the strongest quarterly production since cessation of refractory operation, the...

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Australia Blocks BHP Offshore Move, Warns of Criminal Charges

A US hedge fund plan for mining giant BHP Billiton to move its primary listing to London was shot down by the...

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Joyce Aryee Makes Case For Galamseyers; Advocates Different Approach

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines Joyce Aryee says the fight against illegal small-scale...

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‘Go and Sin No More’ – Amewu Tells Caught ‘galamseyer’

An illegal miner was caught red-handed in the Western region following the expiration of an ultimatum to illegal mining...

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Caught Illegal Miner Told To ‘go and Sin No More’

The Minister after threats and warnings asked the man to 'go and sin no more' An illegal miner was caught red-handed in...