The nugget had to be broken into smaller pieces in order for its total weight to be calculated. The two men who discovered it were given just under £10,000, and the gold was melted down.

Ghana's export sector recorded a trade surplus of GH₵44.7 billion in 2024 ・Gold bullion was the leading ... The table below presents the biggest contributors to Ghana’s export revenue ...

For decades, however, the conversation around Ghana’s gold largely focused on mining and exporting — a cycle which has long been one of the nation’s biggest sources of foreign exchange.

Ghana is the leading producer of gold in Africa and about 35% of it is extracted by small-scale miners, most of them operating illegally. Over the last few years, the government has been clamping ...

The acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Sammy Gyamfi says Ghana is losing billions in foreign exchange due to unregulated gold exports, a situation that ...

According to the data, Ghana’s external sector is strengthening, largely driven by a surge in gold and cocoa exports. Total exports rose by 49.9% year-on-year in the first two months of 2025 ...