President John Dramani Mahama wants Ghana's Gold Board to do more than just make money from gold sales. The board will finish building a system that tracks where gold comes from and checks if mining hurts the environment. This tracking system will make sure all gold exports come from safe mining places. Mahama talked about these plans at the Mining in Motion Summit on Monday. The summit happened as part of efforts to fix Ghana's gold mining business.
Ghana created the Gold Board to clean up the gold trade and make it more honest. The board helps Ghana earn fair money from its natural gold resources. The Gold Board already helped Ghana make $2.7 billion from gold exports between January and April this year. The Precious Minerals Marketing Company and Gold Board handled all these sales. This success shows the board works well for the country.
The Gold Board will work with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources on a land cleanup project. Private companies will help fix about 10,000 hectares of damaged mining land. The board will teach small miners how to dig for gold without harming nature. Ghana plans to get special certification from the London Bullion Market Association for its organic gold. This certification will help Ghana sell its gold for higher prices around the world.
Ghana created the Gold Board to clean up the gold trade and make it more honest. The board helps Ghana earn fair money from its natural gold resources. The Gold Board already helped Ghana make $2.7 billion from gold exports between January and April this year. The Precious Minerals Marketing Company and Gold Board handled all these sales. This success shows the board works well for the country.
The Gold Board will work with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources on a land cleanup project. Private companies will help fix about 10,000 hectares of damaged mining land. The board will teach small miners how to dig for gold without harming nature. Ghana plans to get special certification from the London Bullion Market Association for its organic gold. This certification will help Ghana sell its gold for higher prices around the world.
