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Mining in Ghana is a major contributor to the economy of Ghana, providing about 40% of its foreign exchange earnings [1] as well as about 5.7% of its Gross Domestic Product.. Gold dominates the mineral sector, contributing over 90% of total mineral exports.
The Ghana Chamber of Mines (GCM) is the main minerals industry association in Ghana. The Chamber is a voluntary private sector employers association representing companies and organizations engaged in the minerals and mining industry. It was founded in 1928 and has its members accounting for over 90 percent of all of the country's mineral ...
The 2010 United States Department of Labor estimated over 2.7 million child laborers in Ghana, or about 43% of all children aged 5–14. 78.7% of these children work in agriculture, 17.6% in fishing and transportation services, and 3.7% in industry, which includes manufacturing work and mining.
In 2015 she established Women in Mining Ghana (WIM), as a limited company. Its main purpose is to serve as an advocacy body for women working in the mining sector (Industry, Academia and Government) by offering training, mentorship, networking and research projects. She is its current President. [13]
Red Back Mining Inc. is an unhedged [4] Vancouver based mineral resource company. Its focus is West Africa where it operates the Chirano Gold Project in Ghana and the Tasiast Gold Mine in Mauritania . [ 1 ]
There is a long history of mining in the area, with mining from the Ashanti region providing the gold for which the Gold Coast got its name. Large scale commercial and industrial mining began at Obuasi in 1897 with the formation of Ashanti Goldfields Corporation. [6] In 2004, Ashanti Goldfields merged with AngloGold to form AngloGold Ashanti.
The history of bauxite mining in Ghana dates back to the early 20th century. Bauxite was first discovered in the country in 1921 at Awaso, in the Western North Region. The first operations began in the 1940s, with the Ghana Bauxite Company (GBC) managing the extraction and export of bauxite since then. [4]
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