Also known as: AGA · AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) · AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine · AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine · AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited · AGA Obuasi Mine
AngloGold Ashanti — multinational mining company operating Obuasi Mine in Ghana, implementing socio-economic development projects including healthcare, agriculture, and skills training.
… rs, provident fund and all outstanding payments.” The union also pledged its support for the success of the company and expressed hope that Heath Goldfields would grow into one of Ghana’s leading mining firms, alongside major industry players such as Newmont and AngloGold Ashanti …
AngloGold Ashanti has donated 1,000 sets of classroom furniture to three senior high schools in the Ashanti Region, in a move aimed at addressing infrastructure deficits and improving learning conditions for students in communities surrounding its Obuasi Mine. …
… Delivering a keynote address at the 2026 International Women’s Day celebration held at the AngloGold Ashanti School Park, she said the theme, “Give to Gain: Advancing Women Together,” underscores the collective responsibility to support women across all sectors. …
A grand Durbar and mini clinic at the forecourt of the Len Clay Sports Stadium marked this year’s World Malaria Day in Obuasi.The programme, which was funded by AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine brought together an array of health professionals including over ten doctors who pr …
… Africa’s top gold producer has directed companies, including Newmont (NEM.N), opens new tab, Zijin (601899.SS), opens new tab and AngloGold Ashanti (AU.N), opens new tab, to fully shift mining activities – blasting, loading, hauling and dumping – to local contractors by December …
The Ghana Science and Tech Explorer Prize (GSTEP) 2026 will hold a two-day exhibition and awards ceremony on 9–10 July 2026 at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana, Legon, where finalist teams from Greater Accra, Eastern, and Volta Regions will showcase STEM-driven solutions to challenges in education, agriculture, health, energy, environmental sustainability, and community development.
The Ghana Science and Tech Explorer Prize (GSTEP) 2026 will hold a two-day exhibition and awards ceremony on 9–10 July 2026 at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana, Legon, where finalist teams from Greater Accra, Eastern, and Volta Regions will showcase STEM-driven solutions to challenges in education, agriculture, health, energy, environmental sustainability, and community development.
Jonathan Amoako-Baah, former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Grid Company Limited, has urged stronger health, environment, safety and security legislation to reduce workplace injuries and deaths, speaking at the eighth HESS Awards ceremony in Accra. He called on companies to invest in worker safety through sustained sensitisation and outreach campaigns rather than focusing solely on profit-making.
The Fifty 50 Club, an AngloGold Ashanti-linked non-profit based in Obuasi, has commissioned a furnished pediatric and maternal care centre at the Kyekyewere-Dadwen Community Health Centre, investing GH¢205,930 in the project as part of its sixth anniversary celebrations. The Club also awarded a full scholarship to a student for Mining Engineering studies at the University of Mines and Technology.
AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi Mine has inaugurated a GH¢2.86 million piggery production centre at Sanso to create alternative livelihoods and expand economic opportunities beyond mining, part of the company's 10-year Socio-Economic Development Plan. The facility comprises 20 pig pens and supporting infrastructure, with a pilot phase showing nine beneficiary farmers increasing their combined pig population from 173 to 428 animals.
AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine has inaugurated a GH¢2.86 million piggery production centre at Sanso to promote sustainable livelihoods and diversify the local economy, featuring 20 modern pig pens, office and storage facilities, and a solar-powered energy system developed under the company's 10-Year Socio-Economic Development Plan.
The mining sector generated only GH¢2.91 million, or 0.09 percent of total value traded on the Ghana Stock Exchange between January and May 2026, despite record gold prices and favorable commodity market conditions. Only four mining-linked securities are listed on the GSE, all recording zero share-price appreciation during the period.
Telecel Ghana's Ashanti Codes programme has completed a 4-week training in coding and robotics for 25 students from basic schools in Obuasi and adjoining communities. The initiative aims to equip over one thousand young people in the Ashanti region with digitalisation and artificial intelligence skills.
AngloGold Ashanti has commissioned a piggery production centre at Sanso in the Obuasi Municipality as part of its 10-Year Socio-Economic Development Plan to create sustainable livelihoods, boost pig production, improve food security, and create employment in the community.
Youth, traditional authorities and residents of Obuasi have petitioned AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited over the alleged neglect and mismanagement of community sports facilities in the mining town, calling on the company to rehabilitate sporting infrastructure including the Len Clay Sports Stadium and Ofori Park and revive the inactive Ashanti Gold football club.
In March 2026, Ghana replaced its flat 5% gold royalty with a sliding scale of 5–12% and cut the Growth & Sustainability Levy from 3% to 1% of gross revenue. The combined effect represents a significant increase in fiscal burden on miners, with potential implications for investment patterns, mine life, and government revenue.
Apagya Senior High School from Adansi South district retained its title in the World Environment Day quiz competition organized by AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine and partners, securing 26 points and a GH₵50,000 school-based project support package along with educational items.
The Ghana Chamber of Mines forecasts 2026 gold production of between 6.1 and 6.9 million ounces, with large-scale output projected at 3.2–3.4 million ounces and small-scale at 2.9–3.5 million ounces. Small-scale mining output overtook large-scale producers for the first time in more than a century in 2025, when attributable gold output increased 23.41 percent to 5.94 million ounces.
Apagya SHS in the Adansi South District of Ashanti region won the 2026 World Environment Day Inter-Schools Quiz Competition organised by AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, taking home GHC50,000, laptops and books. The school won the competition for the second consecutive year, after competing in the finals alongside New Edubiase SHS, Fomena T.I. Ahmadiyya, Dompoase SHS and Obuasi SECTEC.
Ghana's gold production rose 23.41 per cent in 2025 to 5.94 million ounces, driven by small-scale mining output doubling to 3.11 million ounces, while large-scale production declined 2.98 per cent to 2.83 million ounces. Mining revenue grew 10.61 per cent to GHS24.22 billion.
AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi Mine has organised a two-day digital marketing training programme for SMEs in Obuasi to strengthen local businesses and promote sustainable economic growth, as part of its 10-Year Socio-Economic Development Plan. The training covered social media marketing, online branding, customer engagement, digital content creation, and strategies for expanding market reach through platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp Business.
Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako testified before the High Court that individuals who claimed ownership of seized items have been turned into prosecution witnesses against him, while denying involvement in illegal mining activities on a concession where he serves as director.
The University of Mines and Technology has held its 2026 Mini Congregation Ceremony in Tarkwa, graduating 95 students and committing to train 1,000 coders this academic year in support of the government's digitalisation agenda. The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations has donated 200 laptops and provided 2,000 slots for students and staff to obtain Google certifications.
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has urged the government to reject calls by the Institute of Economic Affairs to terminate Gold Fields Ghana's Tarkwa Mine lease, warning that doing so could weaken investor confidence and destabilise the mining sector. The chamber's CEO said Ghana's gold production increased from about 216,000 ounces in 1983 to nearly three million ounces in 2025, and that the government captures more than 60 per cent of mining rents through taxes, royalties, and dividends.
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has defended Gold Fields' application to extend its Tarkwa mining lease, accusing the Institute of Economic Affairs of advancing "material factual inaccuracies" and warning that rejecting the renewal could weaken investor confidence and Ghana's competitive standing in mining.
Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, promoted Ghana to global mining companies at the United Nations Forum on Forests in New York, highlighting the country's mineral deposits, political stability, and legal frameworks. Ghana has attracted over $20 billion in mining investments over the past two decades and remains Africa's leading gold producer.
Mavis Osei Akoto Opoku, CEO of Fox FM in Kumasi, donated a mechanised water system and refurbished the girls' bathroom at New Edubiase Senior High School, her alma mater in Adansi South District. She said the school prepared her to become a good mother, wife, and CEO, and she wanted to give back by resolving the school's water crisis.
Heath Goldfields has paid approximately 22 million US dollars in severance packages to about 98 per cent of 212 former workers of the Bogoso Prestea Mine, addressing legacy debts from the previous operator. The payments marked the end of years of financial uncertainty for workers and their families following the mine's earlier collapse.
AngloGold Ashanti has donated 1,000 sets of classroom furniture to Akrofuom, Dompaase, and Tweapease Senior High Schools in the Ashanti Region, addressing infrastructure deficits identified in a community needs assessment as part of its 10-Year Socio-Economic Development Plan for the Obuasi Mine.
The Municipal Chief Executive for Obuasi, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has called for increased investment in women as a key driver of sustainable development, saying empowerment of women improves their lives and benefits communities and the nation. Speaking at the 2026 International Women's Day celebration, she stressed that investing in women is both a moral obligation and a strategic development approach.
Obuasi held a grand durbar and mini clinic at Len Clay Sports Stadium for World Malaria Day, funded by AngloGold Ashanti, where over ten doctors provided free screening and treatment. AngloGold Ashanti's malaria control programme protects about 1.4 million people across 16 districts and has provided free health screening to more than 7,000 people in Obuasi over the past four years.
Ghana's mineworkers union warns that a government policy requiring international mining companies to hire local firms as contractors will cut wages and job security, since local contractors pay lower rates than foreign firms. The union, representing about 14,000 workers, vowed to mount stiff resistance including possible strikes and protests.