Tag: ASM

Mr. Alfred Appiah, a data and policy analyst, has raised critical questions regarding the government's strategy to aggressively procure gold from the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. The initiative, ...

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed a historic surge in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector, with recorded gold exports jumping from 63.6 tonnes to 103 tonnes in the ...

Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has hosted Licensed Gold Buyers Association to introduce sweeping operational reforms aimed at sanitizing the domestic gold trade. This strategic move is designed to address critical ...

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Armah-Kofi Buah, has held a strategic and productive meeting  with Mr. Denys Denya, Senior Vice President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), on ...

Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor, has asserted that for Africans to achieve "meaningful participation" in the extractive sector, there must be a deliberate shift ...

Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor, has asserted that large-scale mining companies must evolve beyond their traditional roles as extractors to become the primary anchors ...

Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor, former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, has asserted that Africa’s extensive mineral reserves are the fundamental heartbeat of the global shift toward green energy and ...

Mr. Alfred Appiah, a policy and data analyst, has raised concerns surrounding the Ghana Gold Board’s (GoldBod) landmark refining agreement, questioning the long-term viability of the initiative. While the state-led ...

Finance Minister, Hon. Ato Forson, has emphasized that the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has fundamentally revolutionized the country’s extractive sector by shifting the focus from the export ...

Mr. Alfred Appiah, policy and data analyst, has identified the recent slump in global gold prices as the definitive trial for the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) in its 2026 operational ...