Ghana considers local ownership of Gold Fields' biggest mine - Report

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Great one 6 days ago

With 7 times less population than Nigeria and being the largest producer of gold on the continent, why is Ghana still very poor?

With 7 times less population than Nigeria and being the largest producer of gold on the continent, why is Ghana still very poor?
Kra 6 days ago

Goldfields should not worry they can get new mines in Australia,their native South Africa,congo, africa,Asia or America,we want to take over this mine what kind of nonsense is that that they dont understand this

Goldfields should not worry they can get new mines in Australia,their native South Africa,congo, africa,Asia or America,we want to take over this mine what kind of nonsense is that that they dont understand this
Mr Smith 6 days ago

This deal will definitely go to a politician, his family or some entity connected to the politician.

This deal will definitely go to a politician, his family or some entity connected to the politician.
NMG 6 days ago

They will be poor till end of time all cos of our so called corrupt leaders and thieves we will remain poor till end of time

They will be poor till end of time all cos of our so called corrupt leaders and thieves we will remain poor till end of time
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 5 days ago

The reason is that our gold his being exploited by foreign firms. So they transfer the wealth to their homelands (to be shared among shareholders).

Our eyes are now clearing. So we now have few Ghanaians beginning to mine. ...
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The reason is that our gold his being exploited by foreign firms. So they transfer the wealth to their homelands (to be shared among shareholders).

Our eyes are now clearing. So we now have few Ghanaians beginning to mine.
Now, the profit will remain in our economy.

So Goldfields must go. Meanwhile the exploitations of natural and mineral resources must be given to Ghanaian private entities. In that case, politicians cannot not loot the proceeds.
sly 6 days ago

Good question, why is Ghana poor - because of bad managers

Good question, why is Ghana poor - because of bad managers
JANKROMAH 6 days ago

MOSTLY because of the NPP...beginning with Kuffour although Kuffour was a million times better than Akuffo Addo.
When you go to most of the key NPP bastions like Konongo, Agogo, Atonsu, etc...ALL the NPP leaders like MCE, DC ...
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MOSTLY because of the NPP...beginning with Kuffour although Kuffour was a million times better than Akuffo Addo.
When you go to most of the key NPP bastions like Konongo, Agogo, Atonsu, etc...ALL the NPP leaders like MCE, DCE have become fabulously rich! ALL of them...

Most of the moneys for town and city projects went into their pockets......

These are facts that are LOCALLY KNOWN!
Most of the MPS...like Afenyo and Sticka will tell you they were ALSO DOING business on the side!
Afenyo actually said that Kennedy Agyapong dashed him $5m......Is Kennedy Agyapong a billionaire?
This will be interrogated sometime in the near future!
New order 6 days ago

You are a fool ! Ask who gave Sam Jonah the mines ! Stupidity is NPP hall Mark

You are a fool ! Ask who gave Sam Jonah the mines ! Stupidity is NPP hall Mark
Carl 6 days ago

Ghana is working again.

Ghana is working again.
cheddar the President 6 days ago

If Mr. President give the mines back to Goldfields Ghanaians will not ever be happen to him. Please do not give out gold to any foreigner. We also need money and not only the south Africans. Go see their country and compare t ...
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If Mr. President give the mines back to Goldfields Ghanaians will not ever be happen to him. Please do not give out gold to any foreigner. We also need money and not only the south Africans. Go see their country and compare to the we the largest producer of Ghana in Africa. Its being infested with only mosquitoes. We beg you leave our gold land and go to your country and mine since your country also have land of Gold

John Mahama will be stoned if he extends the lease 6 days ago

John Mahama should try and extend the colonialist apartheid Goldfields lease, and see what Ghanaians will do to him. Transfer all the leases that are ending to Ghanaians. Ghana must own its own minerals resources.

John Mahama should try and extend the colonialist apartheid Goldfields lease, and see what Ghanaians will do to him. Transfer all the leases that are ending to Ghanaians. Ghana must own its own minerals resources.
Kiki 6 days ago

Mr. President, DO NOT EXTEND the lease to those colonial apartheid supporting entities. Tell them Ghanaians DO NOT approve the extension. Give the lease to a Ghanaian citizen. Those SA people are ungrateful and have opened ou ...
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Mr. President, DO NOT EXTEND the lease to those colonial apartheid supporting entities. Tell them Ghanaians DO NOT approve the extension. Give the lease to a Ghanaian citizen. Those SA people are ungrateful and have opened out eyes. Ghana should NEVER be poor for its citizens to travel to look for greener pastures elsewhere. We have the pastures at home. Let's nurture them FOR US. Adze wo fie a, oye!
NMG 6 days ago

even with the Gold fields we will still be poor it not about taking over the Mining company it about whom to trust cos all our leaders are corrupt and are waiting for this opportunity to get in their hands

even with the Gold fields we will still be poor it not about taking over the Mining company it about whom to trust cos all our leaders are corrupt and are waiting for this opportunity to get in their hands
Agbeli Kumordi 6 days ago

Poor decisions in old time that allows only foreign companies from Britain Australia and America makes Ghana Poor is about time Ghana take control of the gold mining industry and generate wealth at home

Poor decisions in old time that allows only foreign companies from Britain Australia and America makes Ghana Poor is about time Ghana take control of the gold mining industry and generate wealth at home
Paul 6 days ago

Ghana gold must go to Ghanaians. No renewal of Goldfieds lease in April, 2027. The mine should go to Ghanaian mining firm . We need to build our country.

Ghana gold must go to Ghanaians. No renewal of Goldfieds lease in April, 2027. The mine should go to Ghanaian mining firm . We need to build our country.
Dzool 6 days ago

Mahama and Co are playing with fire, wait till Mahama gives all the ghana mining rights to his brother and we shall see the drop in gold price. They should ask Nkrumah's ghost what happened to purchasing price of cocoa when N ...
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Mahama and Co are playing with fire, wait till Mahama gives all the ghana mining rights to his brother and we shall see the drop in gold price. They should ask Nkrumah's ghost what happened to purchasing price of cocoa when Nkrumah became president.
Kp 6 days ago

You think gold is cocoa,they can only manipulate it for a while if they wanted and even that it will cost them a lot

You think gold is cocoa,they can only manipulate it for a while if they wanted and even that it will cost them a lot
Kubi 6 days ago

If NDC renews this Gold Fields contract, it will be the end of the party. Ghanaians are very informed, enlightened and development oriented.

Ghanaians will never forgive any leaders or party that acts against the interest ...
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If NDC renews this Gold Fields contract, it will be the end of the party. Ghanaians are very informed, enlightened and development oriented.

Ghanaians will never forgive any leaders or party that acts against the interest of Ghanaians.

NDC and president Mahama should be careful not to renew this Gold Fields contract
SA 5 days ago

True, it will be suicidal for them to even contemplate it, the position of the president, ministers and all his political appointees are there to serve the people, the servants of the people, which had been misconstrued over ...
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True, it will be suicidal for them to even contemplate it, the position of the president, ministers and all his political appointees are there to serve the people, the servants of the people, which had been misconstrued over the past 50 years, as the people serving the leaders in Ghana. Now, Ghanaians are fully informed about this, meaning they demand, they ask, and finally, they tell these corrupt leaders to do things, as they can be dangerous in their decision making, policy formation, always lying to the people for their own selfish interest. How on earth can a renewal of a lease be a debate, when nearly the entire country is saying don't renew it, it is not in our interest, and the other guy, Tarkwa Goldfields mining limited, CEO is saying we cannot afford for Ghana not to renew our lease, therefore I am here to lobby for them to renew it. Ghana cannot, will not renew the Tarkwa Goldfields mining Limited lease and any other mining lease due to expire soon, it is that simple, we cannot watch our fellow citizens die in poverty, hunger etc, while these foreign investors, in their home countries, pay for their citizens to sit at home doing nothing, all at our expense, enough is enough, bye bye Tarkwa Goldfields Limited.
Manso 5 days ago

You are just blaming others unjustly for the poverty and under development in our country which we have inflicted upon ourselves.Taking back all the mines will not even solve a fraction of our problems because already majorit ...
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You are just blaming others unjustly for the poverty and under development in our country which we have inflicted upon ourselves.Taking back all the mines will not even solve a fraction of our problems because already majority of the contracts and procurements are in the hands of Ghanaians.Corruption and indiscipline is cause of our woes and if we don't tackle them aggressively we should forget it.

Benjamin Asare 6 days ago

Looooooonnnnnngggggg overdue. Time to own all resources for better developments.

Looooooonnnnnngggggg overdue. Time to own all resources for better developments.
Agbeli Kumordi 5 days ago

The decision is written on the wall
Ghanaians to control Ghana mines
As Canadians said our Law
Ghanaians own mines will be the future law

The decision is written on the wall
Ghanaians to control Ghana mines
As Canadians said our Law
Ghanaians own mines will be the future law
SA 4 days ago

Perfectly put, our law, Ghana law, that ends all the discussion about the crazy and useless policies in government, which corrupt, crazy, criminal, selfish and greedy politicians are using to award, renew and manipulate thing ...
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Perfectly put, our law, Ghana law, that ends all the discussion about the crazy and useless policies in government, which corrupt, crazy, criminal, selfish and greedy politicians are using to award, renew and manipulate things against the interest of Ghanaians, keeping Ghanaians in abject poverty for life. We cannot sit aloof and watch these corrupt politicians exchange our birthright for everlasting poverty, because some useless and corrupt politician say it is good for Ghana, hell no, we have been living in abject poverty, collapsed and bankrupt country for 30 years. We are taking back all our mineral leases that is coming up for renewal in house, no negotiations, no debate, everything stays in Ghana, period.
Ricky 5 days ago

Government must extend the lease for Goldfields, but should review the lease agreement by ensuring mining companies develop their catchment communities with transformative infrastructure.

Government must extend the lease for Goldfields, but should review the lease agreement by ensuring mining companies develop their catchment communities with transformative infrastructure.
Riverstone 5 days ago

The question of renewal of the contract for the South African mining company should not be for discussion nor consideration. It should not be renewed,period. I was in Ghana recently and I was approached by a young graduate w ...
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The question of renewal of the contract for the South African mining company should not be for discussion nor consideration. It should not be renewed,period. I was in Ghana recently and I was approached by a young graduate who wanted me to find employment for him is South Africa. He graduated in Mining. I suspect there are a lot more who can be employed in Ghana at Tarkwa instead of going out to look for employment in South Africa where one day they would be brutalized and sent home empty handed.
Article 5 5 days ago

Massa the opportunities in the mines here in Ghana is over occupied so the earlier you look elsewhere aside Ghana the better. I travelled to work in most of the west African countries and found Ghanaians in almost every mine ...
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Massa the opportunities in the mines here in Ghana is over occupied so the earlier you look elsewhere aside Ghana the better. I travelled to work in most of the west African countries and found Ghanaians in almost every mine I went to. So better find a place in the Mandela land as the chap wanted.
Riverstone 5 days ago

South Africans are fixing their country so let us also fix our country Ghana, please, please.

South Africans are fixing their country so let us also fix our country Ghana, please, please.
SA 5 days ago

Excellent, bye bye Tarkwa Goldfields mining limited, we are fixing our country, we will get 50 percent with a Ghanaian ownership, no sweat, no bribes, no lies, all the money stays in Ghana, no more Cedi depreciation like a yo ...
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Excellent, bye bye Tarkwa Goldfields mining limited, we are fixing our country, we will get 50 percent with a Ghanaian ownership, no sweat, no bribes, no lies, all the money stays in Ghana, no more Cedi depreciation like a yoyo. Also, what ever gold we cannot mine stays in the ground for our future generation, we are not greedy, we think about the future and not the criminal and corrupt foreign investors, whose only aim is to make themselves rich at the benefit of the poor Ghanaian, bye bye South Africa Tarkwa Goldfields limited. Thank God we are learning to say no for the first time as a country, we are learning from our slave master, and soon we will be rich like them. We will work and feed ourselves from freebies, loans, bonds, taxes, royalties, and all that nonsense.
No shake 5 days ago

It's a joke if you think taking back the mine will solve all our problems.

It's a joke if you think taking back the mine will solve all our problems.
Tw3 stone 5 days ago

This is long overdue, we have allowed ourselves for others to take us free ride

This is long overdue, we have allowed ourselves for others to take us free ride

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 5 days ago

When we give the money to local entities, the profit will remain in our economy.

So Goldfields must go. Meanwhile the exploitations of natural and mineral resources must be given to Ghanaian private entities. In that case, ...
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When we give the money to local entities, the profit will remain in our economy.

So Goldfields must go. Meanwhile the exploitations of natural and mineral resources must be given to Ghanaian private entities. In that case, politicians cannot not loot the proceeds.
Otubuah 5 days ago

The only way out for Ghana if we're to keep our youth engaged!

The only way out for Ghana if we're to keep our youth engaged!
Bitter truth 5 days ago

Apart from African countries including Ghana, there is no country on earth, that has gold and its poor..u can google about it if u think am lying..a country of just 30million, someone even said we are not up to 30million whic ...
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Apart from African countries including Ghana, there is no country on earth, that has gold and its poor..u can google about it if u think am lying..a country of just 30million, someone even said we are not up to 30million which i strongly believe it..this small country with such a small population , we cannot have a sensible leader who will say enough is enough, I want something better for my people..if I was a president, I will make this Tarkwa mines a state entity but I will not sack them..even the white people will work for the govt since they have the knowledge..u can make the mining company 100% state owned whiles u let these white people work for the state..meaning they are just workers and not owners..when we travel abroad, we go there to work as employees and not as owners..so why is it that in Ghana, it’s actually the foreigners who are owners of our resources and companies whiles the citizens are mere workers..President Mahama it’s about time u set a lasting legacy..leadership is about legacy..after all one day u might not be here but your legacy will be remembered..make it a state owned mining company and let these foreigners be workers..meaning the company belongs to Ghana govt 100% owned but they can still be working there as employees and u will pay them..if they don’t want to agree, they should go burn the sea..
Bitter truth 5 days ago

Apart from African countries including Ghana, there is no country on earth, that has gold and its poor..u can google about it if u think am lying..a country of just 30million, someone even said we are not up to 30million whic ...
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Apart from African countries including Ghana, there is no country on earth, that has gold and its poor..u can google about it if u think am lying..a country of just 30million, someone even said we are not up to 30million which i strongly believe it..this small country with such a small population , we cannot have a sensible leader who will say enough is enough, I want something better for my people..if I was a president, I will make this Tarkwa mines a state entity but I will not sack them..even the white people will work for the govt since they have the knowledge..u can make the mining company 100% state owned whiles u let these white people work for the state..meaning they are just workers and not owners..when we travel abroad, we go there to work as employees and not as owners..so why is it that in Ghana, it’s actually the foreigners who are owners of our resources and companies whiles the citizens are mere workers..President Mahama it’s about time u set a lasting legacy..leadership is about legacy..after all one day u might not be here but your legacy will be remembered..make it a state owned mining company and let these foreigners be workers..meaning the company belongs to Ghana govt 100% owned but they can still be working there as employees and u will pay them..if they don’t want to agree, they should go burn the sea..

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