President Nana Akufo-Addo has resolved to double royalties paid to mining communities, Lands and Natural Resources Minister-designate John Peter Amewu has announced. Inaugurating the Resettlement Project at the Edikan Mine in Ayanfuri, Mr Amewu told the gathering that “with regard to mining royalties, the policy of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is to ensure that … Read more
The government of Ghana has announced plans to reduce its share of the mining royalties from 80 percent to 70 percent, while doubling the community share from 10 percent to 20 percent. At a ceremony at Ayanfuri in the Upper Denkyira West district of the Central Region, a speech read on behalf of the president, minister-designate for … Read more
Gold miner Perseus Mining’s reinvestment into its Edikan mine, in Ghana, would tip at more than $40 million at the end of the 2018 financial year, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Quartermaine said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Africa Downunder conference in Perth, Australia, he said that as of the June quarter, some … Read more