Mining giant Newmont Ghana Limited has indefinitely suspended mining activities at all its sites in the country as investigations into the death of six of the firm’s subcontractor staff takes shape. Six persons, all contractor employees of the construction services company, Consar Limited, died when the roof of a reclaim tunnel at the Ahafo Mill … Read more
A flock of birds chirp endlessly. Tall trees nearby whisper breezes and chainsaw roars a stone throw away. Shrubs and climbers envelope stumps and wild grasses bloom. The sun is hot, the breeze is cold but the ground is wet with giant footprints of tractors. This is the Kweikaru Forest Reserve where giant trees have … Read more
For showing exceptional performance in Innovation, local content support, occupational health and safety as well as environmental and social performance, Newmont Ghana’s Ahafo Mine, Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd, has been declared the Mining Company of the Year 2015 by the Ghana Chamber of Mines. The company beat competition from 10 other mining companies to win … Read more
Revenues from gold exports into the economy is expected to reach over $4.5 billion by end of year as the revenues have exceeded the projection by about 73 percent in spite of the challenges with gold prices on the international market. This comes as the contribution from the commodity which was pegged at $3.3 billion … Read more