Mining at the main pit is progressing ahead of schedule, with a 200% increase since the build-up programme was initiated in November 2024.

This gold boom has reinforced Ghana’s position as one of Africa’s leading gold producers, attracting foreign investment and ...

Illegal and small-scale mining known as galamsey is contaminating the country’s rivers and soil, activists say.

The government has been called upon to take immediate action to address the issue of illegal gold mining and smuggling, which is resulting in Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs).

Ghana plans to launch a Gold Board to streamline gold purchases from small-scale miners, increase earnings and reduce ...

The National Coalition on Mining (NCOM)-Ghana, a group of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has called for an explanation on why security personnel have been deployed around mines in the country. The ...

The chronic challenge of illegal gold mining — known locally as “galamsey” — was a major issue during Ghana's presidential election campaign last month and a source of concern for voters ...

A miners' association said the victims were unarmed. The army said seven illegal miners were killed in a firefight.

Government recently inaugurated the Technical Committee of the Ghana Gold Board, setting sights on stabilising the nation’s currency through structured management of gold resources.Establishing the ...

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 ...