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Ghanaian Mining Consultant in USA, Dr. Solomon Owusu has thrown his weight behind the Ghana Gold Board’s (Goldbod) crackdown on gold smuggling, citing the initiative’s potential to cripple illicit activities that have long plagued the country’s gold sector. In an interview with Nhyira FM in Kumasi, Dr. Owusu praised the …

  The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has reached an agreement with nine (9) Large Scale Mining Companies to buy 20% of their gold output locally for the country.   The landmark agreement was reached after series of negotiations between the management of GoldBod and representatives of mining companies who are …

Three (3) suspected gold smugglers have been arrested by the GoldBod security taskforce. The three suspects — Goutam Katriya, 35, Miraj Sarvaych, 22, Manash Damani, 42, are Indian nationals who are in the business of trading gold in Kumasi and Accra for Unique MM, a company allegedly owned by one …

The Concerned Association of Small-scale Miners Ghana(NCSSMAG) have commended the President of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for initiating GoldBoard.     A letter signed by Mr. Michael Kwadwo Peprah, the President of the Association emphasized on how the initiative by this government will enhance the Gold business.   …

Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has inaugurated a Technical Committee to draft a legal framework for the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod). The GoldBod will serve as a specialized agency responsible for managing and marketing gold resources from the small-scale mining sector. According to Dr. Forson, …