Tag: mining

The Government is set to deploy the military to illegal mining areas as it begins a new chapter in the ...

More than 17 illegal miners, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ operators, have been confirmed dead in a mining pit at Nsuta, ...

Leaving behind chic gowns and catwalks to stomp in the mud in heavy work boots, Guinean former fashion model Tiguidanke ...

A flock of birds chirp endlessly. Tall trees nearby whisper breezes and chainsaw roars a stone throw away. Shrubs and ...

Rescuers were on Tuesday scrambling to locate survivors after an illegal goldmine collapsed in western Ghana, trapping at least 17 ...

Prestea mine collapses… Up to 17 Galamsey operators are trapped underground in a mine which collapsed while they sought to mine ...

Police in the Western Region have declared owners of a Galamsey pit believed to have killed about 14 people in Prestea ...

At least 14 persons are feared dead when a mining pit collapsed on them on Sunday in the Western Region. ...

Good as it may sound, it appears Ghana in our quest to mortgage the Bauxite deposits is losing sight of ...

Ghana risks facing severe water crisis if it sacrifices its bauxite resources  in the Atiwa Forest Reserve in Kyebi, to ...

China’s move to commit to $15 billion into Ghana’s economy could have some far reaching implications on the environment, given the deal ...

Tanzania's President John Magufuli plans to speed up the building of a hydroelectric dam in one of Africa's largest game ...

AngloGold Ashanti, the world's third largest gold miner, said Wednesday it was considering 8,500 job cuts in South Africa as ...

Anglogold Ashanti has stated that it has set new safety records and achieved its first ever March quarter without a ...

The Information Services Department (ISD) in the Obuasi district in collaboration with Anglogold Ashanti has successfully organized a series of ...

The government is gradually losing momentum in the fight against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. This is according to ...

Chad President Idriss Deby said Sunday his country had been "irresponsible" in striking oil for cash deals with Swiss commodities ...

At least eight people were killed and five remain missing after an explosion at an illegal coal mine in Colombia. ...

Scores of environmental experts in Ghana have stated explicitly that the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cannot succeed ...

An investigation carried out by a non-governmental organization Volunteers Against Environmental Degradation revealed that galamsey activities still ongoing in the ...