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A two-day transformational dialogue on small-scale mining has ended at Fiapre in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region, with an emphasis on sustainable extraction of mineral resources to enhance the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A 23-point communique, signed by Professor Elvis Asare-Bediako, the Vice-Chancellor of…

Mr. Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources has said policies initiated by the government for Small-Scale Mining (SSM) were intended for the sector to operate and contribute to sustainable economic development and nation-building. He said though the contribution of SSM was by no means small, it…

Africa has been urged to restructure and regulate her artisanal and small-scale mining sector properly to yield maximum returns for the continent. According to Professor Elvis Asare-Bediako, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), World Bank Report 2020 indicated nine million people on the continent depended…

Agri SA is concerned about the rapid proliferation of illegal and unregulated sand mining activities in the vicinity of the recently proclaimed Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone in Limpopo. This activity has serious implications for the environment, food production and proper management of water resources in the area. Agri SA is therefore calling on President Ramaphosa to convene an Inter-Ministerial Panel to coordinate urgent interventions to prevent large-scale environmental devas...

Illegal mining is a critical challenge in the South African mining and minerals industry.  "In response to this challenge and ahead of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2022, on 30 March 2022, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy published the Artisanal and Small Scale-Mining Policy 2022 for implementation," said Athi Jara, Director, Mining and Environmental practice at Werksmans Attorneys.

On 30 March 2022, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy (Minister) published the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Policy 2022 (the ASM Policy) and the Mine Community Resettlement Guidelines 2022 (Resettlement Guidelines).  Although they do not directly mention ESG, both policy documents illustrate the desired integration of ESG standards in the mining sector. The regulator is attempting to provide mining companies, junior miners, and other smaller entrants into th...

Ghana was selected in the pilot list of the Forest Investment Programme of the Climate Investment Fund which aimed to finance country-specific solutions to address deforestation and forest degradation. Ghana received fifty million dollars through multilateral development banks such as the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the International Finance Cooperation. It is being…

As the world moves to break biases and stereotypes against women and the girl-child, experts have disclosed that with determination and right motivation, more Nigerian girls will succeed in Science, Technology...

UCT Mining Law in Africa graduand Rebecca-Lee Pein submitted an LLM thesis manuscript while completing her articles at a top law firm and starting a running website with her sister.

We broke the viral Facebook post down claim by claim.