ACCRA, Ghana — A surge in illegal mining that has reduced Ghana’s cocoa production, contaminated water supplies, and stoked food inflation looks set to be among the biggest challenges awaiting the ...

Officers dismantled several makeshift mining operations. Special task force thwarts ongoing illegal operations, seizes ...

Ghana’s top water utility shut down the treatment plant that serves its biggest mining hub following a surge in illegal gold mining that’s polluted the river that supplies the facility. Ghana Water Co ...

(Bloomberg) -- There’s no escaping gold in Tarkwa. It’s in the forest. It’s under your feet as you walk the streets of Ghana’s biggest mining town. It’s the economy. Exposed holes in the ground bear ...

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana's president launched a special task force on Tuesday to combat rampant illegal gold mining and smuggling that has long plagued the West African nation. The chronic challenge ...

Galiano Gold Inc. (GAU) is capitalizing on record gold prices, driving robust cash flow despite operational disruptions at the Asanko mine.

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ACCRA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people marched through Ghana's capital Accra on Friday in a peaceful protest against unlicensed gold mining, calling on authorities to act against the dangerous ...

China has reaffirmed its commitment to working with Ghana to advance sustainable and responsible mining as part of ongoing cooperation in ...

Samples show arsenic and mercury levels above global guidelines President Mahama is trying to regulate artisanal mining Protesters have demanded more action to clean up sector DAKAR, Sept 22 (Reuters) ...

As gold prices spike across the globe, illegal mining is exploding—and driving the west African country toward ecological collapse. An unhappy prospect: A group of men engaged in illegal gold mining ...

Newmont (NYSE:NEM) said Tuesday it agreed to sell its Akyem gold mine project in Ghana to China's Zijin Mining (OTCPK:ZIJMF) (OTCPK:ZIJMY) for up to $1B in cash, part of the U.S. company's plan to ...