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Currently listed on both the TSX Venture Exchange and the Ghana Stock Exchange, Asante Gold has formally begun work to obtain a secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), targeting an early-2026 debut. The company confirmed on 8 December 2025 that workstreams for the proposed listing are already well …

Following the recent G20 summit, a clear message has emerged: Africa is not merely a beneficiary of the global economy, but a formidable builder, innovator, and industrial force. This reality is most evident in the continent’s accelerating digital and industrial transformation across critical sectors like mining, ports, energy, and infrastructure, …

By Steven Lumley, technical manager, WearCheck Continuing the journey through the world of anti-wear additives with condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, this final instalment of the lube kitchen series looks at additives that work their magic under pressure – Extreme Pressure (EP) additives – the other metal guardians in your …

Northern Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector, operating amidst informality, porous borders, and opaque financial flows, mirrors the very conditions that have allowed groups like Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) to profit from gold elsewhere in the Sahel. While no current evidence directly links JNIM to exploiting …

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has sounded a strong alarm over a one-week ultimatum issued by the Artisanal Small-Scale Miners Association (ASSMA) in Obuasi to both the government and AngloGold Ashanti Limited (Ghana) (AGAG), characterizing the threat as a severe risk to the prevailing peace and stability within the nation’s …

Ghana’s burgeoning conversation around its recently discovered lithium deposits is evolving, with policy experts urging the government to look beyond immediate royalty revenues towards a comprehensive strategy for local value addition and industrial development. This shift in emphasis, championed by organizations like the Third World Network Africa, highlights a critical …

Despite concerted national efforts, illegal gold mining in Ghana, known locally as “galamsey,” continues unabated, leading to annual losses measured in billions of dollars and inflicting severe socio-environmental damage. The persistence of this illicit practice is rooted in a complex interplay of depressed local economic conditions, pervasive job scarcity, and …

The Executive Director of the Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW), Claude Kabemba,has urged African governments to strengthen their capacity to negotiate mining and resource contracts, warning that the continent continues to lose billions in potential revenue despite being home to significant mineral reserves. “Africa holds around 30 percent of the …