Drones vs Traditional Surveying in Mining: Cost, Accuracy, and Safety Compared
Surveying is a foundational activity in mining, underpinning exploration, mine planning, production tracking, and environmental…
Drones vs Traditional Surveying in Mining: Cost, Accuracy, and Safety Compared
Surveying is a foundational activity in mining, underpinning exploration, mine planning, production tracking, and environmental compliance. For decades, traditional ground-based surveying has been the industry standard. However, advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology are fundamentally changing how mining companies collect and use spatial data. As mines face increasing pressure to improve efficiency, reduce costs,…
The Digital Prospector: How AI and Predictive Analytics Are Revolutionizing Mineral Exploration
Global demand for critical minerals, the building blocks of clean energy systems and advanced technologies is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. Yet paradoxically, the discovery rate of new, high-quality mineral deposits has been declining for decades. Traditional mineral exploration remains costly, time-consuming, and high-risk, heavily dependent on drilling-intensive campaigns and geological intuition. A fundamental shift…
Togo’s Mineral Pulse: Phosphate Dominance and a Quiet Push for Diversification
Togo may occupy a small footprint in West Africa, but its mineral endowment carries outsized economic importance. For decades, the country’s mining sector has been defined almost entirely by phosphate, a low-visibility but globally strategic mineral that anchors exports and supports agricultural supply chains worldwide. Yet beyond phosphate, Togo hosts a broader, if underdeveloped, mineral…
Autonomous Mining Vehicles: Transforming Efficiency and Safety in African Mining
Introduction Africa is one of the world’s most mineral-rich continents, hosting vast reserves of gold, copper, iron ore, bauxite, manganese, diamonds, lithium, cobalt, and other critical minerals essential to global industrial growth and the energy transition. From the gold belts of Ghana and Mali to the copper-rich regions of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of…
Ghana’s Manganese Industry: From Historic Roots to a New Era of Industrial Growth
For more than a century, manganese has quietly underpinned Ghana’s mining legacy. Today, the sector stands at a strategic turning point. From the historic open-pit mine at Nsuta to ambitious plans for a state-backed manganese refinery, Ghana’s manganese industry could re-emerge as a cornerstone of economic diversification, industrialisation, and value-added mining. A Storied Past —…
Mining Policies and Regulations in Ghana: A Complete Guide for Investors and Operators
Introduction Ghana is one of Africa’s most established and investor-friendly mining jurisdictions. The country is a leading global gold producer and hosts commercially viable deposits of bauxite, manganese, diamonds, limestone, iron ore, and emerging critical minerals such as lithium. Mining is a major contributor to Ghana’s GDP, exports, and employment. However, all mineral resources are…
UAVs in Mining: How Drone Technology Is Transforming Safety, Surveying, and Operational Efficiency
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) commonly known as drones are rapidly transforming the global mining industry. Once associated mainly with military and recreational use, UAVs have become indispensable tools for modern mining operations, enabling faster decision-making, improved safety, reduced costs, and stronger environmental compliance. As mining companies accelerate their transition toward Mining 4.0, drones are no…
Ghana’s Salt Sector: From Coastal Pans to a Strategic Industrial Opportunity
Ghana’s salt industry is quietly staging a comeback. Long overshadowed by gold and cocoa, salt, produced mainly by solar evaporation along the coast, has begun attracting renewed policy attention, private investment and public debate. Once a largely artisanal sector supplying local markets, salt is now cast by policymakers and investors as a strategic raw material…
Newmont’s Ahafo North Project Opens: A New Chapter in Ghana’s Gold Production
Ghana’s gold-mining landscape took a major step forward last week as Newmont officially opened the Ahafo North mine in the Ahafo region, marking the company’s newest gold production hub in the country. The US$900 million project is expected to bolster Ghana’s standing as Africa’s leading gold producer while also reinforcing Newmont’s global portfolio of low-cost,…
Ghana’s Bauxite Industry: Growth, Value-Addition and Environmental Crossroads
Ghana is establishing itself as an important contender in the worldwide bauxite industry, utilising its significant reserves to enhance its overall aluminium production goals and economic diversification plans. The nation’s bauxite industry, primarily based around the Awaso mine in the Western North Region, has shown impressive growth and a resurgence of investor trust recently. In…
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