Over 1,000 workers of Gold Fields Damang Mine to picket Minerals Commission premises next week

Ghana’s Damang Mine Future Hinges on Local Takeover Amid Lease Dispute

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-damang-mine-future-hinges-on-local-takeover-amid-lease-dispute/The future of Ghana’s Damang Gold Mine remains uncertain as a local mining firm considers bidding for the concession following the government’s refusal to renew Gold Fields Ghana’s lease, set to expire in April 2025. The decision, attributed by officials to unmet regulatory requirements…

Gold Fields Damang workers to protest over lease termination

Employees at Gold Fields’ Damang Mines are planning to stage a march to government offices to demand assurances regarding their jobs after the government rejected the company’s request to extend the mine’s lease, set to expire on April 18. Despite claims of extensive discussions between the company and relevant authorities, the government’s decision not to renew the lease has left more than 1,000 workers facing uncertainty, with their livelihood…

Over 1,000 workers of Gold Fields Damang Mine to picket Minerals Commission premises next week

More than one thousand (1,000) workers of  Gold Fields Damang Mine are set to stage a mass picketing at the Minerals Commission next week. The protest, organized by the Ghana Mine Workers’ Union, is aimed at getting the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to provide clear reasons for its decision to terminate the contract for the Damang mining operations. General Secretary of the Ghana Mine Workers’ Union, Abdul-Moomin Gbana, revealed this i…

Govt Orders GoldFields Ghana to Cease Operations at Damang Mine

Image by Yathursan Gunam from Pixabay Gold Fields Limited, has been instructed by the Government of Ghana to “cease operations and vacate” its Damang mine ahead of an April 18 expiry of its lease, the company has said in a statement Monday. According to the company, it had applied for an extension of the Damang Main Mining Lease […]

Gold Fields forced to vacate the Damang gold mine by the Ghanaian government

The Ghanaian government has refused to extend Gold Fields’ mining lease for the Damang gold mine and is insisting the group cease operations by April 18 when the lease expires. The refusal to extend was first reported in the group’s recently published annual report for the year to end-December 2024 but that report indicated Gold Fields was still negotiating with the Ghanaian government over the mine. The development will have little impact on Go…

Fiifi Boafo questions government over refusal to renew Goldfields' Damang Mine lease

Former Corporate Affairs Manager for Ghana COCOBOD, Fiifi Boafo Former Corporate Affairs Manager for Ghana COCOBOD, Fiifi Boafo, has questioned the rationale behind the government’s decision not to renew Gold Fields’ mining lease for the Damang Mine. He is raising concerns about whether a powerful influence may be behind the government’s decision. In a post […] The post Fiifi Boafo questions government over refusal to renew Goldfields’ Damang Mi…