Dating back to the 6th century, salt and gold were considered equal in value. Sub-Saharan African merchants, including the ...

Ghana's mining sector remains a vital contributor to the nation’s economy, accounting for over half of foreign direct ...

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Designate, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has emphasised the transformative potential of salt mining for Ghana’s economy. Speaking before Parliament’s ...

Electrochem Ghana has dismissed allegations levelled against it in a recent investigative piece by The Fourth Estate titled “The Battle for West Africa’s Largest Salt Deposit.” Setting the ...

Ghana's western region is a hotbed for illegal gold mining, known as galamsey. It's destroying the country's forest reserves and polluting rivers that locals use for drinking water. The BBC has ...

clears mud and sand by hand as he works on a gold field in Kibi, eastern Ghana [File: Cristina Aldehuela/AFP] Galamsey has been in practice for many years, but prices of gold that rose globally to ...

Al-Hamdani, for example, describes Ghana as having the richest gold mines on earth. These mines were situated at Bambuk, on the upper Senegal river. The Soninke people also sold slaves ...

Ghana plans to launch a Gold Board to streamline gold purchases from small-scale miners, increase earnings and reduce smuggling, the west African country’s newly appointed finance minister ...