Ghana weighs local mine ownership as Gold Fields renewal looms

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  • Anttoa Hutor 1 day ago

    Let's pray Gold price does not continue slide.
    All this noise will disappear..African politicians short term thinking nkooaa.
    Look how we lost opportunity for lithium mining and all politicians are quite now
    Lost opportuni ...
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  • p.r.o.p.h.e.t... M.o.h.a.m.m.e.d..was a s.i.c.k..d.o.g 1 day ago

    Burn. the. q.u.r.a.n. ......... and burn all.m.o.s.q.u.e.s

  • SA 1 day ago

    We need to take over Goldfields Tarkwa mining company, it belongs to Ghana, it is ours, it is that simple. We cannot afford to gamble, to renew a lease that is worth over 2 billion US Dollars just like that, when the law is ...
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  • This is a no brainer 1 day ago

    Kick the apartheid South African company out. I don't understand which Ghanaian leader gave that apartheid South African a 35year lease apart from bribe taking NDC Politicians

  • Hermann 1 day ago

    Word to the wise .State Gold Mining Corporation collapsed by JJ private investors and the sector improved
    Only Firestone Tyre factory taken over no factory Liberia still has 2 Firestone factories
    GIHOC
    Black Star Line
    K ...
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  • Hermann 1 day ago

    Facts facts
    Why are SA companies still in Ghana if we don't want them
    Mining Anglogold Goldfields AEL explosives services companies to mines
    Telecos MTN
    Banking Stanbic ABSA FNB.
    Airline Kick out SAA
    Construction Broll ...
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  • Huniso guy 1 day ago

    Ghanaians we comedians .
    Make noise but looking for investments from multinationals World Bank etc
    What have most Ghanaian owned miners achieved.We need to ensure they perform.
    Heath Goldfields
    Adamus.
    Damang Gold
    Sank ...
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  • Ajwasi Adjei 1 day ago

    NDC play the fool if you want massive demonstrations
    Tell Ibrahim to pay decent salaries and working conditions.Buying local chiefs will not help
    Our eyes red paa
    Those staying outside catchment talking Nkwaaseam send con ...
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  • Ken Duodu 1 day ago

    Who will cone and put billions of Dollars in Ghana if we take ownership of Tarkwa
    Let's think of win win solutions for Ghana and Goldfields.Investors are not politicians but watching quite lly.Akready Newmont CEO has signal ...
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  • AmanorUSA 22 hours ago

    Just give them a new contract that will benefit Ghana and if they can’t accept our terms in the interest of the Country then they can leave.

  • Streatham 20 hours ago

    Exactly. It's the terms of business that matters and who have the deep pockets to sustain it. Ghana should be looking for a good return, being Ghanaian does not guarantee that.

  • Kindman 21 hours ago

    Very soon there wouldn't be any foreign investments in the mining sector in Ghana. Ghanaians don't understand internatioal business at all. It's all emotions and ignorance.

  • Mr Jay In London 17 hours ago

    IF MAHAMA KNOWS THAT THERE ARE SOME RISKS THAT THE LOCAL MINERS CANNOT TAKE, WHY DOES HE TRY TO PORTRAY THE IMAGE ON THE WORLD STAGE THAT AFRICA MUST GO FOR MINERAL SOVEIGNTY?

    MAHAMA CANNOT FOOL GHANAIAN YOUTH. MAHAMA DECI ...
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  • Belinda Kutour 6 hours ago

    So many models for State to get more value
    Joint Venture option
    Increase equity stakes free interest Burkina Faso and Mali have done it
    Increase Community Development funds
    You don't need to be running a mine.
    The risk ...
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  • Ghana Rise no foreign capital 5 hours ago

    Decision will affect whole investment climate into Ghana not only mining.
    If we can manage ourselves then the best decision.Investment strikes can happen to a country and no investor mentions it
    What is happening to lithiu ...
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  • Rise Ghana 5 hours ago

    Apuuu loot and share brigade at work.
    Go to free zines foreigners there
    Sentuo Refinery foreign
    Telecos MTN Telcel
    Banks Societe General sold to Moroccan
    Petroleum Hub Foreigners being courted
    Oil and Gas
    Rice import ...
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  • Ablade Adjei 5 hours ago

    Lithium mines being sold to Chinese
    After all the bouse and politics
    Need to stop mine worth billion explore find capital and build mines.Until then we should usedvarious models to grow Ghana
    Gold price high so loot and sh ...
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