A significant 32% increase in gold production for 2022, has once again propelled Ghana to the summit of gold producing countries in Africa, as disclosed by the president of the Ghana chamber of mines on Friday, 9 June 2023. According to Joshua Mortoti, the President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ghana’s gold output rose […]
How changes in the small-scale mining sector are impacting the environment
The value of Ghana’s gold export receipts for 2022 alone is estimated to be US$ 6.6 billion. Meanwhile, the revenue accrued declined from US$ 6.779 billion in 2020 to US$ 5.083 billion in 2021. This was attributed to the contraction in gold production, particularly the near-collapse in the volume of gold exports by the small-scale […]