Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Industrial gold output from Ghana, Africa’s top producer of the precious metal, increased 6% in 2019 from the previous year while small-scale gold production dropped 20%, the Chamber of Mines said in its annual general meeting on Friday. Industrial mines produced 2.989 million ounces of gold in 2019, up from...
Gold and silver are selling on a high, lifted by concerns over economic growth, a second wave of virus infections and simmering tensions between the U.S. and China. Last week, gold headed back toward its peak in April l, when prices hit the highest since 2012. Silver , meanwhile jumped...
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate’s fight against the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) has received a major boost as mining equipment and technology services provider, Sandvik Mining & Construction (Ghana) Ltd has donated personal protective equipment to the directorate. The GH¢150,000 equipment are to augment government’s supplies and help the region with...
Gold miners will need to invest $37 billion into projects in the next five years to maintain 2019 production levels and counter the prospect of peak supply, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said in a report on Wednesday. With no major new gold discoveries over the last few years, miners have resorted...
Though government is yet to list Agyapa Royalties Limited shares on the Ghana and London stock exchanges, local and foreign investors have expressed keen interest in investing in this novel gold royalties-backed business, Deputy Minister for Finance, Charles Adu Boahen has said. Mr. Adu Boahen, briefing the B&FT said: “Though...
Since we issued our statement on Wednesday, 26 August 2020 on the Agyapa transaction, we have received messages from many different quarters, whether of commendation or respectful disagreement.   We feel compelled to offer some elaboration and clarification in respect of the matters we raised and, in some respects, draw...
Research agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P's) Global Market Intelligence says major gold miners globally have seen their economically mineable gold reserves decline over the last decade, owing to a lack of new discoveries and a shift away from growth strategies to margin preservation. With top producers facing declining production profiles,...
AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) has successfully graduated a batch of eight students from their first Graduate Trainee Programme and matriculated its second batch in a colorful ceremony held in Obuasi. The company instituted the Graduate Trainee Programme, a developmental initiative to offer brilliant and promising students from tertiary institutions the opportunity...
Ghana, the gateway to Africa is again set to elect a President and members of Parliament to lead the nation to its promise land. In Africa we are hailed as the first Sub-Saharan Africa country to gain independence, the beacon of hope and black star of the Continent. We have...
With more than 30% of the world’s mineral reserve, mining on the African continent dates back to the 15th century – currently, mining industries in Africa produce more than 60 different metals: copper, diamond, gold, gemstones, platinum, aluminium, bauxite, manganese, coal, iron ore, nickel, lead and zinc are a...