Head Of GIADEC Visits Site Of Bauxite Miner Riots In SW Ghana
The head of Ghana’s aluminium promotion and development body traveled to a mine in the country’s southwest last week to...
Ghana
Ghana Bauxite Authority Urged By Domestic NGOs To Seek ASI Certification
A domestic NGO is urging the Ghanaian aluminium authority to pursue certification by the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) in order to ensure that its efforts at extracting and marketing its wealth of bauxite ore is done in a safe and responsible manner....
Management And Labor Reach Accord At Ghana Bauxite Company Mine One Month After Devastating Riots
Laborers at the Ghana Bauxite Company Limited mine in Awaso are back on the job after management and a nine-member...
Ghana Government Promotes “Open Door” Policy For Domestic Bauxite Trade
Ghana’s aluminium promotion and development body is attempting to foster greater communication between the state and various stakeholders in order...
Events
Government Increases Security At Ransacked Bauxite Mine In SW Ghana
The fallout from violent protests at a bauxite mining operation in southwest Ghana continues as the mine’s management company called upon the government to arrest and prosecute those responsible for property destruction during the course of Monday’s unrest. Ghana Bauxite Company’s general manager J.K. Fang told local media that such action was necessary in order […]
Violent Protests Rock Bauxite Mine In SW Ghana
Workers at a bauxite mine in southwest Ghana staged violent protests earlier this week to call attention to poor working conditions and low pay and to demand changes for the better from Ghana Bauxite Company, the mine’s operator. Ghanaian news media reported earlier this week that contract employees complained of “meager” pay, calling for a […]
Locals Say They’ve Been Shut Out Of Bauxite Concessions By Ghana Government
Ghana’s government is fending off accusations made by locals in the southwestern portion of the country that they were not properly notified by the state regarding bauxite concessions there. Local media reported late last week that residents of Nyinahin in the Ashanti Region recently raised such complaints, saying that the area had already been leased […]
Bauxite Mining In Atewa Forest Will Be Mindful Of Local Flora And Fauna: Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo
Bauxite mining in the Atewa forest would be carried out in a responsible fashion that would not put the area’s unique flora and fauna at risk. Such was the message of Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo delivered in comments made late last week. While speaking at the Sustainable Ocean Industries Conference, Akufo-Addo said that all mining […]
Ghana Government Seeking Proposals From Investors For Bauxite Ore Mining Projects
In a bid to maximizing its native mineral wealth to improve domestic infrastructure, the Ghanaian government has begun to solicit bids from investors for solutions to enhancing the country’s bauxite ore production and refining process. Earlier this week the chief executive officer of Ghana Integrated Aluminium Corp Michael Ansah made the announcement, noting that offers […]
Zhongwang Fake Semis Prosecution May Slam The Door On Key Routes For U.S. Import Duty Avoidance
The global aluminium market has been watching the trials and travails of Chinese behemoth Zhongwang with intense interest for the past few weeks after the company and its founder Liu Zhongtian were brought up on criminal charges by the United States federal ...
Aluminium Prices Under Double Pressure: Trade Wars and Chinese Exports
Base metals prices tumbled to their lowest in several weeks at the start of August, after U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Dirty Metal – China’s Troublesome Tether Between Coal And Aluminium
The year 2019 has been a red-letter year for the aluminium sector in the People’s Republic of China. Despite trade ...
Is Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter a bargain or a smart investment?
At least three companies (including Swiss commodity trader Glencore and German Trimet Aluminium) have expressed interest in buying Rio Tinto’s ...
