Tag: Joshua Mortoti
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Gov’t urged to make Ghana a jewelry production hub in Africa
Acting Executive Vice President and Head of Gold Fields in West Africa, Joshua Mortoti has urged the government to prioritize turning Ghana into a jewellery production hub on the continent. Ghana overtook South Africa as the continent’s largest gold producer with 4.8 million ounces in 2018 and increased the production to 5.0 million ounces in…
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Gov’t urged to ensure stable fiscal regime to attract more investments
Executives of leading mining company, Gold Fields, say businesses and investors will appreciate stability in the country’s fiscal regime. According to them, a stable fiscal regime helps with the effective running of businesses. Different stakeholders have for some time now been raising issues with the trend of policy inconsistencies from the government especially when it…
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Gold Fields assessing possibility of $500m investment for its Damang Mine
Leading gold mining company Gold Fields Limited says it is assessing the possibility of reinvesting up to $500 million in its Damang mine in the coming years. This reinvestment is likely to materialize the company’s assessment of the mine’s viability and plans for reinvestment are approved by leadership of the company. At the moment Gold…
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Mining industry will learn from unfortunate Bogoso explosion incident – Gold Fields
Leading gold mining company, Gold Fields Limited, says the mining industry in Ghana can learn from the unfortunate Bogoso-Appiate explosion disaster and become better going forward. The January 20 explosion occurred along the Tarkwa-Bogoso-Ayamfuri road after a truck transporting mining explosives collided with a motorcycle, according to the Police. At least 13 people have been…