Ghana bans foreigners from artisanal gold mining

Ghana, Africa’s largest gold producer, has been consolidating control of its gold exports by clamping down on mining leases and will ban foreigners from its artisanal and small-scale mining sector at the beginning of May. 

Artisanal and small-scale mining is an important contributor to Ghana’s gold exports, which accounted for 57% of the country’s total export revenue last year according to its central bank. ..

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