Ghana As no 1 gold producer

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has described as “a remarkable feat” Ghana’s return to the top as Africa’s Number 1 gold-producing country. “This remarkable feat is attributable to the policies and programmes being implemented by the Akufo-Addo government in close collaboration with the Ghana Chamber of Mines,” the Lands and Natural Resources Minister said in a press release on Monday, June 12. It is estimated that gold-production by large-scale mining companies operating in the country increased from 2.72 million ounces in 2021 to 3.08 million ounces in 2022 while exports from the small-scale sector rose…