Ghana: Fear Grips Tarkwa Residents ...Market Stores Cave in After Blast From Mine Shaft

Two stores at the Tarkwa women's market in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region last Monday caved in, following a blast at an abandoned mine shaft belt. Read more »

Ghana: We Can Fight Galamsey Without Declaring a State of Emergency - President Mahama Insists

President John Dramani Mahama has ruled out the need to declare a state of emergency in dealing with illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey in the interim. Read more »

Ghana: 9 Forest Reserves Recovered From Illegal Mining - President Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced the recovery of nine forest reserves from illegal mining under his government's intensified environmental protection drive. Read more »

Ghana: Institute Gold Festival in Ghana to Showcase Responsible Mining Practices

Oral tradition and official sources indicate that our forebears had the relative skills of their time to mine and process gold for ornamental and commercial purposes, especially,… Read more »

Ghana: President Mahama Appoints Biadela Mortey Akpadzi Chairman of the Ghana Gold Board Tribunal

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Mr. Biadela Mortey Akpadzi as chairman of the newly inaugurated Ghana Gold Board Tribunal. Read more »

Ghana: Ban All Small-Scale Mining for One Year - Movement for Change Tells Govt

The Movement for Change has urged government to impose an immediate one-year ban on all small-scale and artisanal mining activities in the country. Read more »

Ghana: Book of Condolence - Vigorously Fight Galamsey to Honour Memories of Helicopter Crash Victims

The government must vigorously fight illegal mining in honour of the eight who perished through a helicopter crash while on a flight to Obuasi for the launch of the Responsible… Read more »

Ghana: Abosso, Bompieso Chiefs Applaud Govt's Effort in Cracking Down On Galamsey

The Chiefs and Elders of Abosso and Bompieso communities in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region have thrown their support for the ongoing illegal mining… Read more »

Ghana: Invest in Prospecting, Exploration to Maximise Mineral Gains ...Dr Ashigbey Urges Govt

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines (GCM), Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, has proposed that the government should initiate investments in prospecting and exploration to… Read more »

Ghana: Small-Scale Mining - Cabinet Approves New National Programme to Drive Sustainable Livelihoods

The government has approved the implementation of a new national programme aimed at transforming Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) into a more sustainable, environmentally… Read more »

Ghana: Cabinet Approves Implementation of Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Programme - Lands Ministry

The government of Ghana has approved a new national programme aimed at reforming small-scale mining and creating sustainable jobs across the country. Read more »

Ghana: Mining Not Enemy, Lawlessness Is - Lands Minister

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has commissioned the second cohort of 530 Water Guards at Ezinlibo in Nzema East District of the Western… Read more »

Ghana: Galamsey Fight - It's Marathon, Not Sprint ...We'll Win It - Buah

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah says the ministry is under no illusion that the fight against illegal mining is an easy one - describing it as… Read more »

Ghana: President Orders Arrest of Rogue Task Force

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the arrest and prosecution of rogue individuals or groups who extort money from legitimate mining companies in the name of the National… Read more »

Ghana: Organised Crime Unit Investigates Politicians for Alleged Illegal Mining

The Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice has directed the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate two executive members of the National… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana to Host Mining and Minerals Convention 2025 to Shape Future of Gold Industry

Ghana's gold and minerals sector is set for a major spotlight as Meetings. Co, in partnership with key industry stakeholders, announces the Mining & Minerals Convention 2025,… Read more »

Ghana: 15 Chinese, Ghanaian Remanded Over Illegal Mining

The Koforidua Circuit Court 2 has remanded 15 Chinese and a Ghanaian for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities at Akyem Amenase in the Eastern Region. Read more »

Ghana: 'Anchor Any Fiscal Concessions Granted to Atlantic Lithium On Rigorous Economic Analysis'

The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) has urged the government to anchor any fiscal concessions granted to Atlantic Lithium on rigorous economic analysis, warning that… Read more »

Ghana: The Informal Goldmine - How Undocumented Immigrants Build Power in Plain Sight

Building on the earlier piece, "A menace worth highlighting -- Undocumented Foreigners," published on May 20, 2025, this article exposes how undocumented immigrants in Ghana… Read more »

Ghana: Task Force Cracks Down On Illegal Miners in Central, Eastern Regions ...Confiscates 12 Excavators, Other Machines

Under the cloak of pre-dawn darkness, the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) last Tuesday launched another ruthless assault against illegal miners, this… Read more »