Industrial gold output from
Industrial mines produced 2.989 million ounces of gold in 2019, up from 2.808 million ounces in 2018, according to the annual report of the Chamber,
The drop in production from the small-scale gold sector to 1.588 million ounces from 1.984 million ounces in 2018 - could be partly attributable to a clampdown on illegal mining, Chamber of Mines President
The mining sector was the second-biggest contributor to government revenue in 2019.
Its fiscal contribution increased by 70 per cent to 4.02 billion Ghanaian cedis (
Gold mining companies active in
Among bulk metals, manganese output increased by 18 per cent and bauxite by 10 per cent.
Diamond production dropped by 41 per cent from 57,531 carats in 2018 to 33,789 carats in 2019.
While neighbouring
Chamber of Mines
"We don't know what lies ahead," he added.
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