Ghana's small-scale gold exports hit record high in 2025: official


By Justice

ACCRA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Ghana, Africa's leading gold producer, recorded a surge in small-scale gold exports during the first eight months of 2025 as sector reforms began to yield results, Sammy Gyamfi, chief executive officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), said on Tuesday.

From January to August, small-scale gold exports undertaken or facilitated by GoldBod reached a record 66.7 metric tons, valued at about 6 billion U.S. dollars, Gyamfi told participants at the Mining and Minerals Convention 2025 in Accra, the Ghanaian capital.

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