Ghana and Kyrgyzstan Open Gold Mining Talks
Ghana and Kyrgyzstan held first talks on gold mining and trading on 1 October 2026. Bishkek wants Accra's model for...
October 2, 2026Topic
artisanal mining
Kenya Plans Raw Gold Export Ban Amid Turkana Fight
Kenya plans to ban raw gold exports, yet over 90% of its gold comes from informal miners. A Turkana licence...
October 2, 2026
Ivory Coast Freezes Small-Scale Mine Permits as State Bank Meets Miners
BNI mining risk filled a full day in Abidjan on 22 September 2026, five days after Côte d'Ivoire froze new...
September 22, 2026
South Africa Moves to Formalise Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
South Africa is criminalising illegal gold extraction while creating permits for artisanal miners, after an estimated R60 billion loss in...
September 10, 2026
The Central African Republic Can Sell Diamonds Again and Still Cannot Count Them
Central African Republic diamonds are exportable again after the Kimberley Process lifted an 11-year ban, but the mining register still...
September 6, 2026
Zimbabwe Extends Mining Regularisation Deadline to 31 December
Zimbabwe extends mining regularisation deadline to 31 December 2026, as state agency logs 18 suspected smuggling cases covering about 2,660...
September 6, 2026
Guinea’s Kada Gold Project Resource Rises 125% to 2.08 Million Ounces
The Kada gold project in Guinea now holds 2.08 million ounces on a 100% project basis. Asara Resources holds 51%...
September 3, 2026
Ghana’s Gold Board Promises US$1.4 Billion of Dollars in September
Ghana gold foreign exchange earnings are targeted at US$1.4bn in September 2026, split between commercial banks and central bank reserves,...
September 1, 2026
Ghana Orders Gold Refined at Home, With No Accredited Refinery
Ghana gold refining becomes compulsory for aggregators from 1 September, though none of the licensed plants holds London Good Delivery...
August 29, 2026