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09 Dec

Prioritize Mining Related Courses At The Tertiary To Reduce Unemployment- C.E.O. Ghana Gold Expo Foundation Tells Ghanaian Students

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The Executive Director of Ghana Gold Expo Foundation, Dr. Steven Blessing Ackah has proffered a practical solution to curbing Ghana's youth unemployment canker. According to the G200 Youth Ambassador for Africa, the employment rate in Ghana could drastically be reduced through startup exploration programmes for Ghanaian youth professionals. He therefore called on Ghanaian youth to get themselves acquainted mining and can do so by involving in mining relating courses at the tertiary level. "We cannot give out our critical Minerals resources out. This is why we need more youth in Ghana to get themselves involve with mining related courses with…

08 Dec

“This Deranged Lawyer Needs Mental Examination On Mining Activities” – Chairman Wontumi Schools Martin Kpebu

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Renowned miner, Chairman Wontumi has called for Martin Kpebu to undergo mental examination following his frivolous opinions about mining activities. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako affectionately called Chairman Wontumi has said it was wrong dishonest on the part of private legal practitioner, Martin to tag him with illegal mining activities. Chairman Wontumi who has openly put on display the activities of Akonta Mining Company, stated that he is surprised after that people like Martin Kpebu who have watched his video still come out to say he is into illegal mining. “After watching the documentary I put out there about the operations of Akonta…

08 Dec

Lithium Deal Will Be Submitted To Parliament By Q1 2024 – Jinapor

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The inaugural lithium lease with Barari DV Ghana Limited, which has come under public scrutiny, will be submitted to parliament by the first quarter of 2024, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has hinted. Before it goes to parliament, however, the deal will have to be approved by Cabinet, the minister said in a direct response to calls by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) to subject the deal to a legislative probe. Mr. Jinapor reiterated that the terms of the lease require ratification by parliament and due procedure is being adhered to. It will be recalled that…

08 Dec

Ghana Will Not Export Lithium In Raw State – Lands Minister

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The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has assured Ghanaians that government will not allow the export of lithium in its raw state. For this reason, he said, government had infused in the lithium agreement between it and Barari DV Ghana Limited a clause that ensure the retention of a significant part of the mining value chain locally. Addressing a Press Briefing on Ghana’s First Lithium Contract, Terms, Benefits, and the Way Forward on Thursday, 7th December 2023, Abu Jinapor insisted that the Lithium Mining Lease includes provisions for the establishment of a refinery and the provision of the…

06 Dec

Chairman Wontumi’s AkosDwomo Company Ltd Discovers Huge Lithium Deposit In Essiam

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AkosDwomo company limited is the first fully Ghanaian owned mining company to discover huge lithium deposit. Located in Essiam at the outskirt of Mankessim in the Central region, drilling has already started as part of the company's prospecting process. Speaking with the Chief Principal Geologist of AkosDwomo Company Limited, Rockson Kofi told Movement TV that with the experience that AkosDwomo has in the mining industry, this is more or less like a mainstream exploration company that is going to be developing to mining. He noted that they've already started with the grassroot mapping which has helped them identify the various pegmatite…

05 Dec

AkosDwomo Mining Has Great Potential Of Being A Shapeshifter Of Africa With Its Lithium Exploration – International Geologist

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An international geologist from Cape Town, has commended fully Ghanaian owned AkosDwomo mining company ltd., for the huge lithium discovered in Essiam. “We are moving in a direction of renewable energies and renewable energy is batteries- and lithium is a great producer of batteries. AkosDwomo mining Ghana ltd is on the right track with its lithium exploration agenda. This is an opportunity that we wouldn’t want to miss out on. Emphasizing on the benefit for every investor that comes on board for the lithium exploration, he noted that investors that miss out on such an opportunity, have missed out an…

27 Oct

Atlantic Lithium Transaction Best For Ghana – Lands Minister

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Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has squashed claims that the 15-year mining lease to Barari DV Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Atlantic Lithium Limited, would not benefit Ghanaians and the country at large. According to him, the deal was well scrutinized and, therefore, best for Ghana. In a press release sighted by GhanaWeb Business, the minister denied claims that Atlantic Lithium Limited would commence operations in the first quarter of 2024. He pointed out that all laws and regulatory permits regarding the exploitation of this critical mineral would be strictly adhered to. Mr Jinapor's comment comes after a section…

20 Oct

Ghana Grants 15-Year Lithium Mining License To Australian Company

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Ghana has granted a lithium mining license to Atlantic Lithium Ltd. as the West African nation positions itself to tap into the multi billion-dollar global industry. The 15-year lease to Barari DV Ghana Ltd., a unit of the Sydney-based company, enables it to start constructing a lithium mine at a 42.6-kilometer site at Ewoyaa in the country’s Central Region, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources said in a statement on its website. It comes after almost six years of exploration that has discovered high-grade lithium in commercial quantities, it said. The race for lithium has lured mining heavyweights, automakers…

25 Sep

Ghana To Earn $6.6bn Annually From Lithium Beginning 2026

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Ghana will generate about $6.6 billion dollars annually from lithium when the mining of the mineral begins in 2026. Australian mining company, Atlantic Lithium Limited, is expected to start production in 2026 which will create between 1,000 to 2000 jobs in the Central Region. Speaking on the sidelines of the West African Mining Conference, Chief Executive Officer, Keith Muller, expressed optimism about receiving permit and obtaining a mining license by the end of September 2023. “I’ve been quite surprised about the level of engagements we’ve had with the Minerals Commission. I think its CEO has done a sterling job in…

18 Sep

Ghana Set To Establish Lithium Refinery In Western Region

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All is set to establish a lithium refinery in the country in the Western Region. To this end, Lithium Resources Ghana Limited, a joint venture company of UK-based CAA Mining Ltd and Empire Rare Earth and Metals Group Ltd, a local company are currently exploring suitable and strategic location for the establishment of the refinery. The Geographic Information System (GIS) and Data Manager of Lithium Resources Ghana Limited, Justice Amekudi, announced this at Ekumfi Assaman in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region on Friday. This was when the team from the company made a presentation of some assorted items…