‘Get Involved In Mining Finance’
Chief Executive of Ghana’s Minerals Commission, Dr. Tony Aubynn, has advised African banks and financial institutions to get involved in the provision of capital to local gold and diamond mining...
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‘We Have Flushed Out All Galamseyers’
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minerals Commission, Dr. Tony Aubynn, has declared that illegal gold small-scale mining activities, popularly known as ‘galamsey,’ have stopped in the...
Galamsey Returning – Segyimase, Akrofusu Residents Express Fears
Reports from Segyimase near Kyebi in the East Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region indicate that illegal mining activities are gradually resurfacing. These indications come some three weeks after...
Galamsey Has Stopped – Tony Aubynn
The Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Dr. Tony Aubynn, has said that illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ has stopped in the country following the intense media...
Amewu Sacks 9 Mine Inspectors
Mining Inspectors in all nine mining zones in the country have been asked to proceed on leave by Minister of Lands and Natural Resources John Peter Amewu. The nine, who are officers of the Minerals...
Excavators Will Now Operate With Permits – Amewu
Earth moving machines will henceforth operate with permits in the country, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu has said. He told Citi News in an interview that, excavators...
Excavators Removed From Mining Sites As Ultimatum Expires
The nationwide campaign against illegal mining activities has yielded dividends as heavy equipment used in the operation move from mining sites. The movement of the excavators and other heavy...
Galamseyers At Akrofusu Defy Government’s Ultimatum
Despite government’s seeming aggressive effort to stop the menace, some galamsey operators at Akrofusu in the Eastern Region seem unperturbed. The Assembly Member for the area, Kwaku Nyarko, who...
544 Excavators Abandon Galamsey Sites – Minerals Commission
About 544 excavators have voluntarily moved out of their hideouts at separate illegal mining sites, following the expiration of an ultimatum given them by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources....
Ministerial Task-Force Tours Galamsey Sites [Photos]
A ministerial task-force has toured some illegal mining sites in the Eastern Region, as government’s three-weeks ultimatum to the miners to stop the illegality ends today, Wednesday, April 19,...
544 Excavators Moved From Galamsey Sites
About 544 excavators have been moved out of their hideouts at separate illegal mining sites, following the expiration of an ultimatum given illegal miners by the Ministry of Lands and Natural...
544 Excavators Abandon Galamsey Sites
About 544 excavators have so far left their hideouts in illegal mining sites following the expiration of an ultimatum given them by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. According to the...
Minerals Commission Predicts 3% Increase In Gold Production
The Minerals Commission is projecting an increase of about 3% in gold production by the second quarter of this year. The commission attributes this to the uncertainties of the policy direction...
Medeama Not For Sale
The Board chairman of Medeama Sporting Club, Dr Tony Aubynn, says he has managed to convince the owner of the club, Moses Armah, against its sale. The Medeama owner, it will be recalled in last...
Mining Firms Adopt Renewable Energy To Reduce Costs
Citi Business News has gathered that mining companies in the country have resorted to renewable energy as a supplement to power supply due to the increasing cost of thermal power. Mining companies...
Minerals Commission Debunks Randgold’s Allegations
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minerals Commission Dr. Toni Aubynn has rejected claims that the government refused to give its full support to the partnership agreement between Randgold...
An Important Announcement On Ghanas Gold Industry
Gold was discovered, (circa) ca. BC/BCE 6,000 in Egypt (Cramb, Alan W, A Short History of Metals, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University). It was the first and by...