LONDON -- Dozens of illegal miners have safely exited an underground gold mine shaft in the Ashanti region of Ghana after they were feared trapped. Several illegal miners are reported to have ...

In 2022, the West African nation of Ghana lost 18,000 hectares, or 44,500 acres, of forests — an area the size of 30,000 football fields. But instead of strengthening restrictions, that November ...

Ghanaian authorities want miners to cover deployment costs, estimated at GH₵250,000 ($18,116) per contingent daily of under ...

The only mining machine company authorized by the Ghana government, pacminer, has recruited over 300,000 miners in Ghana The only mining machine company authorized by the Ghana government ...

The socioeconomic stakes are also high. Ghana’s forest sector contributes 4%-6% of the national GDP and supports more than 100,000 jobs. Leaving forest reserves open to mining could decimate this ...

Damang is the smaller of Gold Fields' two mines in Ghana after Tarkwa, the biggest open pit gold mine in the country; Damang produced 135K oz of gold in 2024, ~6% of the group's total output of 2 ...

LONDON -- Dozens of illegal miners have safely exited an underground gold mine shaft in the Ashanti region of Ghana after they were feared trapped. Several illegal miners are reported to have ...

The illegal miners are believed to have entered the underground mine shaft in search of gold deposits. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs South Suburbs NW Indiana ...