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Gold profits are typically lining the pockets of criminals and dodgy industry players rather than benefitting the country's population.

4 minute read Excavators work on a small-scale mining site near Dunkwa-on-Offin, central Ghana, 16 June 2013, Chris Stein/AFP via Getty Images In a landmark decision Ghanas Right to Information Commission ordered an information request by journalist Evans Aziamor-Mensah be granted at a cost of US$0.33 and not the US$1,000 initially quoted by the Minerals Commission. This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 21 July 2021. Ghana’s Right to Information (RTI) Comm...

+ In a landmark decision Ghana’s Right to Information Commission ordered an information request by journalist Evans Aziamor-Mensah be granted at a cost of US$0.33 and not the US$1,000 initially quoted by the Minerals Commission. This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 21 July 2021. Ghana’s Right to Information (RTI) Commission has delivered what many consider as a milestone decision that signals the Commission’s commitment to ensure an effective implementation of the coun...

Published July 12, 2021, 2:41 PM The government has declared two Minahang Bayan (MB) areas in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) covering a combined mining area of 50 hectares. In two separate announcements, Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in CAR said that the Provincial Mining and Regulatory Board of Abra (PMRB-Abra) recently declared the first-ever MB area in Abra almost four years since its application with the government was lodged. MGBNEW LOGO A month prior to this, PMRB of Benguet ...

An image included in a hydrogeologist’s report of a sand mine show the 40-foot deep pit’s water level is about 12 to 14 feet below surface level, indicating a potential connection between the mine and the Castle Hayne aquifer. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy Brunswick County) BRUNSWICK COUNTY –– Brunswick County Commissioners are seeking the assistance of a geotechnical engineering firm to determine what, if any, impacts may result from a sand mine in operation within its well fields s...

Posted: Jul 03, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: July 3 Ginoogaming First Nation in Ontario is seeking to protect a sacred area in its traditional territory and establish a legal precedent in Canada that First Nations have the inherent and treaty right to permanently protect sacred areas.(Belenos / Shutterstock) As the mining industry heats up in northwestern Ontario, a First Nation in Treaty 9 territory has applied for an injunction to stop mineral exploration and protect a sacred area within ...

27.06.21 10:00 Der kanadische Kupferexplorer Deep-South Resources (TSX-V: DSM; Frankfurt: DSD; WKN: A2DGWF; ISIN CA24378W1032) exploriert und entwickelt hochwertige Mineralprojekte in Infrastrukturnähe und unter Einsatz umweltfreundlicher Technologien. Ein solches Projekt war bis vergangene Woche das Kupfer-Porphyr-Projekt „Haib“ in Namibia. Doch die aussichtsreiche Exploration ist durch die  unerwartete Verweigerung der Lizenzerne...

Judges, Magistrates Build Capacity For Effective Enforcement Of Mining Laws

Three illegal miners have been sentenced to a total of 45 years and also fined GH¢720,000 for undertaking small-scale mining operations without license.

Queries over KRA role in irregular mineral exports Thursday June 10 2021 By EDWIN MUTAI The taxman is on the spot over irregular exports of gold, gemstones and salt of unknown quantities and value, raising fears the country may have lost revenues. The National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has given the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner-General Githii Mburu seven days to provide export permits for 27 entities that exported minerals valued at Sh140,138,850. The committee ...