Eighty-six illegal miners who entered the underground of Obuasi Mine of Anglogold Ashanti in Ghana have been arrested by the police. They were all picked up when they exited the underground through one of the main shafts of the mining company into the waiting arms of the police and security personnel of the biggest gold […]
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Ghana not reaping full benefits from local content policy
For the country to enjoy the full benefits of the local content policy in the mining industry, it must ensure that the local companies in the supply chain are producing more of the mining goods within the country, the immediate past President of the Chamber, Eric Asubonteng, has said. He said although the mining companies […]
AngloGold Obuasi mine to resume operation mid-October
AngloGold Ashanti Limited has announced that underground operations at its Obuasi gold mine in Ghana are expected to resume in mid-October. The mining company had suspended underground activities at Obuasi in May following an accident. AngloGold in a news release issued on Thursday said for the remainder of this year, underground ore will be used […]
Colombian town turns down AngloGold Ashanti’s $35B gold mine project –says they prefer a clean environment
Around 98 percent of the residents in Cajamarca said no to the mine due to concerns over the environment and water pollution – and Colombian Mining Minister German Arce doesn’t seem too happy with the results. South African company AngloGold Ashanti aimed to build the gold mine, called La Colosa, in Central Colombia, and it […]
Thank God for reopening of Obuasi Mine, we will increase our rent from 500 cedis to 1,500 Cedis-Obuasi landlords
Landlords and property owners in the golden city of Obuasi are beginning to count their blessings following the reopening of the Anglogold Ashanti Mine. The landlords, speaking on an Accra based radio station said the bad economic situation following the shutdown of the Mine four years ago, forced them to reduce the annual rent from […]
Our wives and girlfriends who left us when Obuasi Mine went down have started calling us-Jilted ex-Mine workers
Ex-workers of Anglogold Ashanti in Obuasi whose wives and girlfriends jilted them when they lost their jobs following the closure of the Obuasi Mine says they have started receiving phone calls and messages from the women who left, indicating their intentions to stage a comeback, following the opening of the Mine on Tuesday, January 22, […]
Obuasi must be transformed to reflect its status as a wealthy mining community-Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is pushing for an effective collaboration between government and mining communities in the country that would result in the transformation of mining communities. “When Government and mining companies collaborate in an intelligent and sustainable manner, more can be done to transform mining communities. I have no doubt that Anglogold, under […]
A/R: Obuasi goes gay as Akufo-Addo reopens Anglo Gold Ashanti Mine, 2,500 jobs to be created
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has re-opened the Anglogold Ashanti gold mine in Obuasi, which had been effectively closed since 2014, in fulfilment of a campaign pledge he made to the people of Obuasi on 15th July, 2016, in the run-up to the 2016 general elections. Addressing the Chiefs and people […]