Ghana has ordered its mining regulator to standardise wages and employment conditions across the mining industry as multinational operators prepare to transfer more mining operations to local contractors by the end of 2026.
Kodal Minerals has signed a binding agreement with Ghanaian consultancy GH Geo-Consult Limited to acquire up to an 80% interest in the Asamankese Lithium Project in Ghana’s Eastern Region, adding a new exploration asset to its West African portfolio.
Ghana's GIADEC has signed a €300m memorandum of understanding with Italy's Danieli to build an aluminium foil rolling plant in Tema, capable of producing up to 45,000 tonnes a year.
Ghana's state gold board, GoldBod, signed an agreement with the Ghana Chamber of Mines on 25 June 2026 to purchase 30% of large-scale mining companies' gold output from 1 July 2026, to help rebuild the country's foreign reserves.
Xtra-Gold Resources says it has completed 705 holes and roughly 134,000 metres of drilling at its Kibi gold project in Ghana, with a further 20,000-metre programme planned for 2026.
Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt agreed on 7 May 2026 to acquire Atlantic Lithium for about $210m in cash, months after Atlantic Lithium's board rejected an earlier takeover proposal it judged undervalued its Ewoyaa project in Ghana.
A delegation from Ghana's Minerals Income Investment Fund visited Newmont's Ahafo North mine, saying the operation could exceed its original mine-life estimate and reporting no major safety incidents so far in 2026.
Ghana's Parliament has ratified the mining lease for Atlantic Lithium's Ewoyaa project, a de-risking milestone the company's chief executive called a watershed moment for the country's lithium ambitions.
Galiano Gold has declared maiden underground mineral resources at the Nkran and Abore deposits of its Asanko mine in Ghana, adding potential mine life beneath the existing open pits.
A Ghanaian parliamentary committee has praised Newmont's Ahafo South mine for its reclamation and water-management practices, noting the mine has paid over $2bn in taxes and royalties since 2006.
Ghana's state aluminium vehicle GIADEC has signed a $60m facility with Metalloid Investment and GIBDLC to fund mining at Nyinahin, part of the country's push to develop its 920-million-tonne bauxite reserves.
Newmont finalised its $1bn sale of the Akyem gold mine in Ghana to China's Zijin Mining Group in August 2025, receiving the last $100m instalment after Ghana's Parliament ratified the mine's extended lease.
