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Ghana has regained position as leading producer of gold in Africa – Prez Akufo-Addo

Lawyer Sowah
February 27, 2024
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced on Tuesday that Ghana had reclaimed its status as Africa’s largest gold producer, surpassing South Africa.

He said that was because of the progressive policies that the government had implemented, which has led to the revival of dormant mines like the Obuasi and Bibiani Mines, and the expansion of existing ones.

“Our gold production reached an unprecedented four million ounces, according to preliminary reports. The reduction in withholding tax on unprocessed gold by small scale miners, from three percent to one and a half percent has resulted in some 900 percent increment in gold export from the small-scale sector, over the last two years.

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“Leveraging on these resources, we introduced the innovative Gold for Oil Policy, which accounts for some thirty percent (30%) of our total crude oil consumption,” he said.

President Akufo-Addo made this known when he delivered the State of the Nation’s Address on Tuesday, in Parliament.

He said that three large-scale mines were currently under development in the Ahafo, Upper East, and Upper West regions, with Cardinal Namdini planning to pour its first gold in the Upper East Region in the fourth quarter of this year.

“With these new mines, our gold production is expected to increase to some four point five million ounces (4.5 million oz) annually.”

The President stated that to add value to these amounts of production, the government has built a 400-kilogramme gold refinery through a public-private partnership and is in the final stages of negotiating a London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Certificate.

“For our green minerals, including lithium, we have put in place a policy for their exploitation and management, to ensure beneficiation across the value chain of these critical minerals.”

On Irrigation, the President said government had begun the development of 7,100 hectares of irrigation infrastructure in five identified economic enclaves within the Afram Plains Agricultural Zone.

He said work was also continuing towards the completion of the Tamne Phase III Extension and Vea Irrigation Schemes, saying this would make additional 1,250 hectares of irrigable land available for cultivation of rice and vegetables.

He said the Ghana Irrigation Development Authority would continue with the development of small earth dams in the Northern, Upper East, Upper West, North East and Savannah Regions to support the “One- Village, One Dam” (1V1D) Initiative.

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Source: Ghana News Agency
Via: By Hafsa Obeng
Tags: GoldSONA
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