Ghana's wildcat gold mining booms, poisoning people and nature
STORY: This unlicensed gold mine in Ghana is a booming business.It's one of many in the country generating livelihoods and ...
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Can Ghana’s new gold coin help stabilise the local currency?
The Bank of Ghana launched the Ghana Gold Coin (GGC) on 27 September 2024, introducing a new local investment option for ...
Report: Ghana’s illegal gold mining industry booms
At the expense of workers’ health, increased crime and adverse environmental effects, the heightened price of gold stimulates ...
BoG’s Ghana Gold Coin: What investors should know
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) recently launched the Ghana Gold Coin, a significant initiative under the domestic gold program, ...
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Salt was once as valuable as gold and used as currency. Here's how the two commodities diverged.
The first U.S. gold coin was produced in the late 1700s ... Sub-Saharan African merchants, including the Akan people of West Africa and the kingdom of Ghana, leveraged their access to gold by trading ...