President John Dramani Mahama has declared that no member of his government is allowed to engage in any form of small-scale ...

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday reiterated government rsquo;s commitment to ban mining in all forest reserves of ...

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) has assured the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, ...

Tuesday issued a directive to all individuals and entities involved in illegal mining (galamsey) in and near water bodies to ...

Accra - Illegal mining has become a crippling burden on Ghana, wreaking havoc on the nation's water bodies, land, and even claiming lives. Despite repeated efforts by successive governments, the ...

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has issued an urgent directive ordering the cessation of all mining activities ...

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Designate, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has emphasised the transformative potential ...

Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources, has reaffirmed his commitment to banning ...

Ghana’s Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) said it lost 2 percent of the total cocoa cultivation area to mining. Some farmers allege that galamsey operators buy off their land or intimidate them into selling.

The Ghana Armed Forces said about 60 illegal miners, armed with among others things "pump action guns", had forced their way ...

Ghana’s armed forces said Sunday in a statement on X that around 60 “illegal miners” carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site ...

In challenging economic and geopolitical times, investors bet on gold for its ability to store value. Gold prices hit record ...