Small-scale miners have been urged to adopt the mercury-free rock processing technology known as GoldKacha, so as to mitigate the negative environmental impacts associated with traditional mining methods. The call comes as illegal mining activities have begun to take a toll on the environment, posing risks to both citizens and ecosystems. The GoldKacha technology, introduced […]
Artisanal and Small Scale Mining and Impact of Chemicals in Gold Recovery: Can Improved Technology be the Game-Changer?
Background Contribution of Artisanal Small-scale Mining The gold mining sector for decades have made significant contributions to the economy of Ghana. The sector is the highest export earner for the country with a total of US$ 6.6 billion export earnings in 2022. Whilst large scale mining contributes the larger share in gold production, the contributions […]
Lithium Resources Ghana Limited discloses plans of establishing Ghana’s first lithium refinery
Ghana’s move to prioritize value addition to its natural resources is gaining significant momentum as the country is preparing to see the establishment of its first ever lithium refinery in the Western region. The Plan to build the refinery was revealed by Lithium Resources Ghana Limited at the Akwambo festival held at Ekumfi Assaman in […]
‘Sustainable coffee’ currently an illusion – Coffee Barometer 2023
A newly published Coffee Barometer 2023 report produced by Ethos Agriculture has deemed ‘sustainable coffee’ as used in the coffee sector as currently “nothing more than an illusion”. According to the report, the multifaceted challenges prevailing in the coffee sector especially in producing countries make it difficult to recognize the sector as sustainable. According to […]
Government of Ghana increases cocoa farm gate prices by 63.5% for the 2023/2024 crop season
The government of Ghana has announced new cocoa farm gate prices for the 2023/2024 crop season. The announcement was made by the President, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo on Saturday 9th September 2023, at an event to officially open the 2023/2024 crop season in Tepa in the Ashanti Region. The new prices stand at GH¢20,943 (US$1,837) per […]
Ghana celebrates first oil from the Jubilee South-East Project
On Friday, 8th September 2023, the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo and industry players were on board the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah to turn on the valve to commemorate the pouring of the first oil from the Jubilee South-East project area. The Jubilee South-East project which is a joint partnership between six companies—Tullow Oil (38.978%), Kosmos […]
Cocoa stakeholders in Ghana demand 72.5% increase in cocoa farm gate prices for the 2023/2024 crop season
As the new cocoa season begins on Friday 8th September 2023, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is set to announce new cocoa farm gate prices for the 2023/2024 light crop season. In line with this, the Ghana Civil-Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) in a press conference on Wednesday in Accra has demanded a 72.5% increase in the cocoa […]
How the ‘Gold Kacha’ mercury-free mineral technology contributes in reducing water consumption and pollution in the ASM sector
Good quality water is a critical resource essential for human, animal and plant survival. However, globally, human activities both domestic and industrial continue to pose serious threat to the availability of quality water needed to meet growing demand especially in a period where climate change impact has worsened and the drive towards zero carbon emissions […]
Mercury-Free Mining: A Sustainable Solution for Artisanal and Small scale Mining
For many years, the operations of artisanal small scale miners have been heavily dependent on mercury as the main method for gold recovery and has left extensive levels of the chemical (mercury) in the environment through the dumping and washing away of tailings in the water bodies and soil. The Artisanal Small scale Gold Mining […]