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07 Oct

NAPO Pledges To Promote Responsible Mining

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Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) running mate, has assured voters that an NPP government will support small-scale miners by empowering them to engage in responsible mining practices. He emphasized that under the next NPP administration, there would be no ban on small-scale mining, but rather initiatives to help miners expand their operations responsibly. Addressing a large gathering of party supporters and community members in the Manso Adubia Constituency of the Ashanti Region, the former Energy Minister, popularly known as Napo highlighted the distinction between responsible mining and illegal activities that damage the environment. He noted that…

19 Jun

Following First Oil Production, Senegal’s Minister Of Energy, Petroleum And Mining Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2024

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Senegal’s Minister of Energy, Petroleum and Mining Birame Soulèye Diop will participate at the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy 2024 conference – Africa’s premier event for the energy sector taking place from 4–8 November in Cape Town. Minister Diop is expected to unpack the critical role oil and gas plays across the MSGBC region, providing insight into project developments and future investment opportunities. Minister Diop’s participation comes as the country celebrates a new milestone in its oil and gas industry, with global energy company Woodside Energy commencing oil production from the Sangomar Field Development – Senegal’s inaugural…

02 Oct

Miner, Brother-In-Law Steal Gold Worth GH￠30,000

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A 27-year-old small-scale miner who allegedly connived with his brother-in-law to steal gold worth GH¢30,000 from a gold-buying shop at Nsuaem has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa District Magistrate Court I. Emmanuel Mensah, charged with conspiracy and stealing, pleaded guilty. Mensah’s accomplice, Adu Quaye, is, however, at large. Prosecuting, Sergeant Douglas Addae, narrated to the court presided over by Mr Charles Owusu Nsiah that the complainant, Severin Mouity, is a gold buyer and the accused live at Nsuaem, in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality. He said the complainant owned a gold-buying shop, a few meters…

31 May

Update: 48 Illegal Miners Arrested After Exiting AngloGold Obuasi Mine Shaft

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The number of illegal miners who were among the several others trapped in the AngloGold Ashanti Ghana’s Obuasi Mine shaft but have been arrested after exiting has moved from seven to forty-eight. Earlier the mining company announced in a statement that seven were in the custody of the Ghana Police Service. The company explained that unauthorized persons underground are able to exit on foot, via the existing ramp, through the main access of this mining area. No person underground has been confined in any way and the main exit ramp from the mine remains open. Obuasi Gold Mine’s management team has…

14 Apr

Address By President Akufo-Addo At The Opening Of The Maiden National Consultative Dialogue On Small Scale Mining

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ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE OPENING OF THE MAIDEN NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE DIALOGUE ON SMALL SCALE MINING HELD AT THE ACCRA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, ACCRA, ON WEDNESDAY, 14TH APRIL 2021. I thank the energetic, new Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor, Member of Parliament for Damongo, for convening this national consultative dialogue on small-scale mining, and for the invitation to deliver these remarks. We have come from far and near, and from across the political divide, because of the importance we attach to the subject matter, and because of…

22 Sep

VIDEO: I Now Love Politics Than “Bush Mining”- Chairman Wontumi

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The Ashanti regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Bernard Anwti-Boasiako, has praised former President Mahama for drawing his attention to Politics. According to the NPP Chairman, had it not been for the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), he wouldn’t have had the drive to be a political figure. He stated on the Wontumi Morning Show that the destruction former President Mahama brought upon his mining company, give him the energy to join politics and be an active figure. “I was in the bush mining and today you (John Mahama) brought me home. As I have…

09 Sep

Why Did You Seize My Excavators And Burn The Rest? Wontumi Questions Mahama On Excavator Promise

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The Ashanti regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, has given one reason voters should never trust and promise from former President John Dramani Mahama. The NPP Chairman in an interview on the Wontumi Morning Show which was monitored by Wontumionline.com, questioned Mr. Mahama on reasons he used his office as former President to unlawfully seize his 500 excavators and go to the extreme of burning other vehicles he was using for his mining operations. According to the NPP Chairman popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, the despicable act of the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)…