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A push to expand local participation in Ghana’s mining sector is now forcing a closer look at the economics of contract work, with regulators developing minimum wage and tender benchmarks to prevent aggressive bidding from undermining worker pay, training and safety. The Minerals Commission is preparing the measures as the …

Ghana has long carried the weight of West Africa’s gold story but according to FLS’s Head of Site and Service Sales for West Africa, Elvis Acheampong, the country is increasingly becoming something else entirely, a technical and logistical nerve centre through which the region’s mining ambitions are being serviced, sustained …

After 20 years of dedicated leadership from Thomas Holtz, Multotec announces the appointment of Johan Robbertse as its new Group Chief Executive Officer, during a formal handover at Electra Mining Africa 2026, marking the beginning of a new chapter for one of South Africa’s leading mineral processing equipment manufacturers. Robbertse …

A new exhibition platform aimed squarely at the continent’s energy buyers was unveiled in Johannesburg, South Africa on 9 September 2026 and the message from the podium was unambiguous. Electricity is no longer a line item to be managed quietly in the background. It has become a board level concern …

With Sanankoro moving towards construction and production, Cora Gold is strengthening its board with operational and project-delivery experience from across West Africa’s gold industry. The company has appointed metallurgist Russell White as a Non-Executive Director, bringing more than 40 years of experience in mineral processing, project delivery and mine operations …

Now in its thirteenth year as Africa’s premier investment conference, AFSIC 2026 agenda has been unveiled. Scheduled mid-October at the Park Plaza Westminster, London, this year’s programme is the most comprehensive in the conference’s history, spanning critical industry sectors, drawing an exceptional calibre of investors, and backed by unprecedented sponsor …

State-controlled mining investor ZCCM Investments Holdings expects to unlock more than $1.8 billion from the country’s small-scale gold industry by adopting Ghana’s model for formalising the sector, its chief executive officer said. ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc CEO, Kakenenwa Muyangwa said official gold exports can be significantly increased by regularising the …

Stronger production, higher gold prices and improving operational performance have put Asante Gold on a firmer footing in the first half of 2026, although the Ghana-focused producer remains under pressure to strengthen liquidity and convert its operational gains into sustainable profitability.  The company produced 117,076 equivalent ounces of gold in …