Ghana Government Seeks Partner For Revitalization Of VALCO Aluminium Smelter
The Ghanian government is actively searching for partners to rehabilitate the aluminium smelter operated by state-owned Volta Aluminum Company (VALCO)....
A Ghanian environmental group is calling upon the country’s government to block bauxite mining at the Atiwa forest and instead declare the land a national park. Last week Daryl Bosu, deputy national director for A ROCHA, told domestic media that the forest...
The Ghanian government is actively searching for partners to rehabilitate the aluminium smelter operated by state-owned Volta Aluminum Company (VALCO)....
Ghana’s president announced earlier this week that his government is well into plans to take advantage of the bauxite ore...
Repayment of a US$2-billion loan backed by a portion of Ghana’s bauxite reserves may be defaulted upon according to a...
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo said late last week that bauxite mining in the Atewa Forest will go forward despite objections from some quarters that such activity may threaten the flora and fauna of the wildlife preserve. Speaking to journalists on Friday, Akufo-Addo said that investors and mining partners for the project will be revealed early […]
After talks last weekend between representatives of the two governments, Ghana confirmed that it is going ahead with a US$2-billion deal with the People’s Republic of China to exchange infrastructure improvements in the West African country for bauxite ore. According to Ghanaian Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, Beijing has already released the first payment on the deal, […]
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. Abu Karimu, director of Settle Ghana, urged the Ghana Integrated Bauxite and Aluminium […]
Ghana’s aluminium promotion and development body is attempting to foster greater communication between the state and various stakeholders in order to ensure that its bauxite ore reserves are utilized to the most beneficial extent possible. Last week the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) announced to local media the implementation of an “open door” policy […]
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 […]
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