Ghana is ramping up efforts to enhance local content participation in the mining industry.
It is aimed to maximize the beneficiation of its mineral resources.
By supporting small-scale miners, promoting local procurement and ensuring international firms hire and train local staff, Ghana is catalyzing employment creation, revenue generation for local businesses and driving GDP growth through the expansion of the mining industry.
The upcoming Mining in Motion Summit, taking place from June 2-4 in Accra, will highlight the role of local mining entities in industry expansion, showcasing the collaboration between the government and international partners to accelerate economic growth through increased local participation.
Ghana’s commitment to local involvement is yielding substantial results, with the small-scale gold mining sector employing one million people, indirectly supporting 4.5 million more and generating over $5 billion in export revenue in 2024 alone.
To further empower local players, the government has introduced key policy reforms and a series of financing and skills training programs. In January 2025, Ghana announced the establishment of the Gold Board set to launch in March 2025 – which will consolidate gold output from small-scale and industrial mining projects for international exports.
The initiative aims to streamline gold commercialization for small-scale miners while enabling them to secure funding through certificates of gold sales.
In August 2024, Ghana also unveiled plans for a Cooperative Mining Policy
designed to establish community mining cooperatives.
The cooperatives will provide training, register miners and issue concessions, fostering job creation and formalizing the sector.
