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Surface mining pit Anglogold Ashanti Iduapreim Ghana. Ghana is one of the largest gold producers in Africa, and it ranks as the sixth-largest producer globally. [5] 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.
[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.
He has been the managing director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company, Ghana’s gold assaying agency, since 2021. [1] In 2014, he co-founded and was convener for Occupy Ghana which actively criticized governance in Ghana under the John Mahama presidency and organized two famous mass protests; Occupy Ghana and Occupy Flagstaff House.
In 1989 the government of Ghana set up the Precious Minerals Marketing Corporation (PMMC) to promote small-scale gold and diamond mining and to purchase and resell the output. As much as 70% of the diamonds were smuggled out of the country before the PMMC was created.
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In 1994, the Ghana government, the majority shareholder, announced plans to sell 20-25 percent of its interest in AGC in a share flotation. The company was listed on the London and Ghana stock exchanges. It was the largest flotation ever organised by any gold mining company coordinating and advisory team alone numbered over 200 people.
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The Tarkwa mine is one of the largest gold mines in the Ghana and in the world. [1] The mine is located in the south-west of the country in the Western Region. [1] The mine has estimated reserves of 15.1 million oz of gold. [1]