Illegal and small-scale mining known as galamsey is contaminating the country’s rivers and soil, activists say.

By Anthony Obeng Afrane In 2014, Ghana’s official gold export figures painted a picture of substantial wealth: $1.7 billion worth of the precious metal declared through the Bank of Ghana and shipped ...

ACCRA, Ghana -- Soldiers killed at least seven people at a gold mine in southern Ghana, the West African country's military said.

Centuries later Ghana remains Africa’s biggest producer ... the Philippines and Tanzania — to pre-approve some small-scale mines and sell their gold directly to refiners certified by the ...

Ghanaian singer Fameye has issued a new line of music product dubbed the Fameye Music Gold Pack. This pack is for premium ...

Ghana's music stars have also thrown their ... suspected to have joined them in what has been dubbed "the mad gold rush", buying out cocoa farms and turning them into illegal mining sites.

As Ghana remains a favorable mining jurisdiction, Castle looks to capitalize on the region’s rich gold potential. TipRanks is the most comprehensive data set of sell side analysts and hedge fund ...

Ghana is due to get a new president after December’s election. The current vice-president, Mahamudu Bawumia, and a former head of state, John Mahama, are the two leading candidates in contention to ...