9th Mining Industry awards slated for December

The 9th edition of the Ghana Mining and Industry Awards (GMIA) will be held on December 1. 2023.

This year’s awards involve two main categories, with about 20 sub-categories.

The categories include Best Mining Company of the year, Mining Personality of the year, Best performance in Corporate Social Investment, Best performance in Innovation, Best performance in Environmental Management, Best performance Occupational Health and Safety, and Best performance in Contract Mining. 

The rest are Best Financial Deal of the year, Best Green Mine, and Best performance in Local Content.

The awards, which is organised by the Ghana Chamber of Mines is to recognise excellence and the contribution of mining companies and individuals to the development of the country.

Nominations for the awards is opened and will close on August 11, 2023.

Commenting on the awards, the CEO of the Chamber, Dr Sulemanu Koney, said the Chamber’s aim was to promote healthy competition in the spirit of productivity to ensure health and safety and innovation in the industry.

“The awards is to promote healthy competition among our members to showcase and reward excellence in the industry,” he noted.

He added that, the Chamber wants to showcase that Ghana wants to be the real hub for mining in Africa.

“we want to be the productive industry that supports various stakeholders including government and investors. And this goes a long way to support the businesses and reputation of our industry,” he stated.

The Ghana Mining Industry awards adds up to the Chamber’s mining conference and exhibition which is aimed at forging  partnerships with counterparts from other parts of the world.

It also helps to reposition Ghana as the gateway for mining investment and business opportunities in West Africa and to connect mining companies with investors, suppliers and government officials to explore the vast mining and development opportunities.