Illegal gold mining is growing in Ghana, one of the world's top gold producers. A weakening economy and high unemployment ...

Ghana, Africa’s top gold producer, has launched its most aggressive mining audit in a decade, targeting top miners to recover ...

Gold mining has a long history in West Africa, with economies based on the precious metal. But today, a large chunk of ...

By Emmanuel Bruce ACCRA (Reuters) -Fiscal stability and fair tax and royalty systems are vital if countries want to attract mining investment, Newmont CEO Tom Palmer told Reuters as the company opened ...

Newmont collected $100 million from Chinese miner Zijin Mining Group as part of the gold and copper producer's exit from a mine in Ghana. Newmont said Friday that Ghana's parliament ratified the ...

Ghana has announced a mining sector tax reform abolishing value-added tax (VAT) on mineral exploration and reconnaissance ...

Damien Larbli Tchintchibidja, Vice president of the ECOWAS Commission, left, Ghana's President John Mahama, center and Nigeria Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar pose for a photo, prior to the ...

Illegal gold mining is growing in the West African nation of Ghana, one of the world’s top gold producers. But the government and environmental groups say the mining is contaminating rivers and other ...

Chinese gold-mining stocks fell sharply after the precious metal retreated amid profit-taking and signs of easing U.S.-China tensions. Shares of Zijin Mining Group were down 3.65% in Hong Kong and 3.1 ...

ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana's president launched a special task force on Tuesday to combat rampant illegal gold mining and smuggling that has long plagued the West African nation. The chronic challenge of ...