The proposed mega joint venture between Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti in Ghana, which will create Africa’s largest gold mine, has been cast in doubt as the West African government stalls the transaction, leaving the parties frustrated.

The deal, if it jumps Ghana’s regulatory hurdles, will bring together Gold Fields’ Tarkwa mine and AngloGold Ashanti’s Iduapriem mine, both of which are located near the town of Tarkwa in western Ghana...

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