Also known as: AGA · AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) · AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine · AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine · AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited · AGA Obuasi Mine
Mining company operating in Obuasi, Ghana, investing in healthcare, entrepreneurship, and alternative livelihoods for host communities.
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Joy Online
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Ghana mineworkers warn local outsourcing rule will cut wages, jobsThe National Service Authority aims to place about 70 percent of national service personnel in private institutions, as government institutions have limited capacity to retain them after service. The Authority is also exploring skills training for personnel to improve their chances of securing sustainable employment.
18 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Service Authority aims to place about 70 percent of national service personnel in private institutions, as government institutions have limited capacity to retain them after service. The Authority is also exploring skills training for personnel to improve their chances of securing sustainable employment.
18 September 2026 · Joy Online →
AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi Mine has completed a one-year apprenticeship to entrepreneurship programme for 22 young women from Sanso who trained in hairdressing and dressmaking. The graduates received NVTI certificates and start-up kits including industrial sewing machines, salon chairs, and other trade-specific equipment to establish their own businesses.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Twenty-two women from Sanso in Obuasi Municipal completed a 12-month apprenticeship-to-entrepreneurship programme run by AngloGold Ashanti, receiving technical training in dressmaking and hairdressing along with start-up equipment and NVTI certification to support self-employment.
7 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
At Ghana Chamber of Mines' 7th Biennial HR Conference, GCB Bank's Head of People & Culture said automation and AI present both risks and opportunities for mining, and organizations should view new technologies as a chance to build safer, smarter workplaces while developing employee skills like digital fluency and adaptability.
4 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital plans to open more branches across the country to improve access to heart disease treatment, with the director noting that travelling to Accra for care is difficult for many people. The director warned that heart diseases are increasing in Ghana and called for dietary changes including reduced salt intake and increased fruit and vegetable consumption.
19 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
Sir Sam Jonah has commenced international arbitration proceedings against Nigeria's Federal Capital Development Authority over the termination of a 501-hectare development lease in Abuja, which the company claims was unlawful and contrary to the terms of the development agreement.
8 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Chamber of Mines CEO has called for government to review the minerals royalty framework to enable the country to capture a fair share of value during high mineral prices while maintaining investment competitiveness. He also urged enactment of a comprehensive Minerals Revenue Management Act to establish clear rules for collection, allocation, and use of mineral revenues, with windfall gains from high gold prices channelled into heritage and stability funds.
4 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ashanti Regional Security Council has intensified operations against illegal mining, impounding nine excavators during a joint security task force operation at the Airport Community in Obuasi Municipality. Officials from multiple agencies inspected environmental damage at the site, and the Deputy Regional Security Coordinator confirmed that three previously disabled excavators had been repaired by illegal miners and reactivated.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Illegal miners have returned to 100 hectares of land around Obuasi Airstrip that AngloGold Ashanti released to the community in 2018 for agricultural projects. The Obuasi West MCE called for the area to be designated for regulated community mining to integrate miners into a legal framework, while the Ashanti Regional Reclamation Committee recovered three repaired excavators being used for illegal mining near the airport.
29 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Ashanti Regional Security Council and National Security impounded nine excavators in an anti-galamsey operation at the Airport Community in Obuasi Municipality. Officials from multiple agencies assessed land degradation at the site; the Deputy Regional Security Coordinator noted that three previously disabled excavators had been repaired and returned to operation by illegal miners.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Since 2021, AngloGold Ashanti's Mini Clinics initiative has provided free healthcare services including medical consultations, screenings, and dental care to over 20,000 people in Obuasi host communities, with support from partners including Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation and Ghana Health Service.
27 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's Cabinet has approved amendments to its mining law for submission to parliament, aimed at increasing oversight of the sector and curbing illegal mining. The revised law seeks to strengthen local content, improve linkages to manufacturing, establish district mining committees, and replace reconnaissance and prospecting licences with a single five-year exploration licence.
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Team NextGen Coders from Swift Academy in the Ashanti Region won the 2026 Ghana Science & Tech Explorer Prize with an AI-powered dialysis monitoring system designed to detect critical risks like blood leaks and air bubbles, automatically stopping treatment and triggering an alarm when danger is identified.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine has commissioned the Apitikooko Health Centre and Staff Quarters (valued at GH¢4,077,496.70) and the Dokyiwa/Binsere Health Centre (GH¢2,712,264.20) as part of its 10-Year Socio-Economic Development Plan to improve primary healthcare access in host communities. The projects are expected to enhance maternal and child health services, outpatient care, and emergency medical services.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
AngloGold Ashanti has commissioned two health centres in Apitikooko and Binsere/Dokyiwa communities in Obuasi Municipality, Ashanti region. The Apitikooko facility cost GHc4,077,496 and the Binsere/Dokyiwa facility cost GHc2,712,264; the company says the investment reflects its commitment to improving healthcare in host communities and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Municipality and Health Directorate for facility maintenance.
13 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
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.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
29 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
25 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
24 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
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.
24 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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.
23 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
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.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
19 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
16 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
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.
15 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
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.
11 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
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.
9 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
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.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
31 May 2026 · Joy Online →