The Minister for Lands & Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, MP, has concluded a week long official duty to China.
The official duty began with his participation in the China Mining Conference and Exhibition, where he used the platform to showcase Ghana as the mining investment destination on the African Continent.
Hon. Jinapor and his delagation including the Board Chairperson of the Minerals Commission, Mrs Barbara Oteng Gyasi, Hon. Samuel Atta Akyea, and and the CEO of the Minerals Commission Mr. Martin Ayisi, also paid a working visit to the Head Office of Chifeng Gold Group, the parent entity of Golden Star Resources (Wassa), in Shanghai, China.
The Ghanaian delegation held an impactful meeting with the Senior leadership of the company, led by its Chairman, Mr. Wang Jianhua.
Golden Star Resources is a strategic mine for the Government, with the capacity to produce some 1,000,0000 ounces of gold within six (6) years.
The management of Chifeng Gold has promised to scale up investment in the mine, including a US$30million investment in drilling next year.
The Minister wrapped up his engagement with Shanghai Gold Exchange (GSE), the biggest physical gold trading exchange in the world, and one of the largest exchanges globally, and held a meeting with its President, Mr. Wang Zhenying, and the top management of GSE.
The Minister’s visit to the GSE, coincided with the Exchange’s 21st Anniversary.
“As the leading producer of gold in Africa, we are committed to leveraging on our resources for socio-economic development. Particularly, within the context of the Bank of Ghana’s domestic gold purchase programme, we are working to partner with SGE to ensure value addition”, the Minister maintained.
He further stated that the management of SGE has already agreed to visit Ghana shortly for government through his outfit and other relevant stakeholders to carry the partnership forward. “This is part of measures being implemented to realise the vision of President Akufo-Addo to make Ghana the mining hub of Africa. Under his outstanding leadership, we will continue to engage relevant stakeholders to build a mining industry that contributes, meaningfully, to our national economy” he concluded.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
