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[1] [2] [3] The first documented large-scale mining operation in Ghana was at Obuasi, where gold was discovered in 1897. By 1900, Ghana, then known as the Gold Coast, had become a major supplier of gold in the British Empire. [4] [5] [6] Ghana is renowned for its gold resources and is the largest producer of gold in Africa as of 2019.
Gold has been central to the country's economy for decades. In 2023, Ghana produced around 4.2 million ounces of gold, contributing to approximately 4% of the world’s total output. The main gold-producing regions are Ashanti, Western, and Eastern regions, with major players including Newmont, Gold Fields, AngloGold Ashanti, and Kinross Gold ...
Gold mining has been an important part of the economies of Ghana and Mali for centuries. In Ghana, over 90 percent of output originates from underground mines in the Ashanti region of the country. The privatized Ashanti Goldfields Corporation , formed in 1993 with investment from Lonrho and now owned by AngloGold Ashanti , controls most ...
In 2015, Ghana produced 88 metric tonnes of gold as per the our world in data report. [141] As of 2019, Ghana was the 7th largest producer of gold in the world, producing ~140 tonnes that year. [142] This record saw Ghana surpass South Africa in output for the first time, making Ghana the largest gold producer in Africa. [143]
The Iduapriem Gold Mine (French: Mine d'or d'Iduapriem) is an open-pit gold mine situated 10 km south of Tarkwa, in the Western Region of Ghana.The mine is owned by AngloGold Ashanti and consists of the Iduapriem and the Teberebie operation, which were merged in 2000.
Although generally impermeable, fractured rock aquifers in basement rocks cover most of southern and western Ghana with slight acidity, low salinity, low hardness and low iodine, but high fluoride. In some places in southwest Ghana, groundwater from weathered basement rock contains high levels of arsenic associated with gold in mineralized veins.
The Government of Ghana retains 10% ownership of the mine and its production is subject to a gold stream contract owned by Royal Gold. [20] Golden Star Resources formerly operated the Bogoso-Prestea gold mine which is located in between the towns of Bogoso and Prestea in the Western Region of Ghana. The Bogoso mine was acquired by Golden Star ...
The Obuasi Gold Mine is an underground gold mine situated near Obuasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It was at one time one of the world's ten largest gold mines . [ 2 ] The mine is in Obuasi Municipal District , 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of the regional capital Kumasi .