Mining Injects GHC1.35bn To Economy
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Mr. Sulemanu Koney, has hinted that the mining sector is a leading tax payer and contributor to the Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA’s)...
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Mine Workers Push For Local Content Law For the Mining Industry
Mine workers are calling on government to introduce a local content law for the industry as it is in the petroleum sector. Speaking at the National Executive Council meeting of the Ghana Mine Workers...
Mining Companies Sack Employees; Re-Engage Them As Casuals
Most mining companies operating in Ghana have engaged employees on short-term fixed contracts after sacking them in order to make enormous profits. Kwarko Gyakari, National Chairman of the Ghana...
Mining Companies Spent $1.5bn On Local Procurement In 2015
The Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Mines has said despite challenges facing the mining sector in the country, it contributes more to the government revenue. Sulemanu Koney said the...
Stop the Mining In Forest Reserves – WACAM To Government
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining, an environmental advocacy organisation, has asked the Government to suspend all mining activities in forest reserves and withdraw the leases...
Stop the Mining In Forest Reserves – WACAM To Govt
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining, an environmental advocacy organisation, has asked the Government to suspend all mining activities in forest reserves and withdraw the leases...
Stop Mining In Forest Reserves
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), an environmental advocacy organisation, has asked the Government to suspend all mining activities in forest reserves and withdraw the...
ECG Holds National Safety Week
The Electricity Company of Ghana is celebrating its 4th National safety week in Cape Coast. The celebration is to create staff awareness about health and safety issues. Speaking at the launch of the...
WACAM Wants Gov’t To Internalise ECOWAS Directives On Mining
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), human rights and environmental mining advocacy Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) has urged government to internalize the provisions...
Gov’t Urged To Enforce ECOWAS Directive On Mining
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM),a human rights and environmental mining advocacy Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) has urged government to internalise the...
ECG Tema Launches Safety Week Celebration
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Tema Region, has launched its 2016 safety week celebration with a call on workers to properly manage their stress. Professor Samuel Oheneba Dornyo, President...
Minister Vows Strict Enforcement of Mining Laws
Nii Osah Mills, Lands and Natural Resources Minister, has vowed strict enforcement of the mining laws to ensure the safety of the people and the health of the environment. He said the government...
Mining Laws To Be Strictly Enforced-Minister Says
He said the government would go to every length to make sure that there was compliance with the various environmental, health and safety measures put in place to protect the environment and the lives...
Gas Explosion Kills 33 Chinese Miners
Dozens of miners are confirmed dead after a gas explosion at a coal mine in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, according to state-run news agency Xinhua. The explosion happened at about...
Chinese Coal Mine Rescue Bid After Deadly Blast
Local media reported more than 400 workers are involved in attempts to rescue trapped miners Thirteen people were killed and another 20 remain unaccounted for after an explosion in a coal mine in...
GRIDCo Assures of Adequate Power
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has assured the general public that there is enough power available for distribution by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has...
Price of Gold To Remain Under Pressure – Chamber of Mines Boss
President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Mr. Kwame Addo-Kufuor, expects the price of gold to remain under pressure for most parts of 2016. This, he explained, will be largely due to the US Federal...
African Journalists In Tanzania For Oil & Gas Workshop
A 14-day oil, gas and mining training workshop for some African journalists begins in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The workshop is being funded by Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), organized...
Star Wars Firm Fined £1.6m Over Harrison Ford Injury
A production company behind the latest Star Wars movie has been fined £1.6m ($2m) after Harrison Ford broke his leg on set. The actor was injured in June 2014 at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire...
A Curse In A Mess?
So I’ve been away for the past few days contributing my quota as an engineer to Ghana’s Oil & Gas sector. My little escapade took me hundreds of feet into the sky to the destination I was headed...