{
  "id": 445807,
  "title": "GoldBod profiles artisanal miners to trace sources of Ghana’s gold – Sammy Gyamfi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/goldbod-profiles-artisanal-miners-to-trace-sources-of-ghanas-gold-445807",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T07:12:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/goldbod-profiles-artisanal-miners-to-trace-sources-of-ghanas-gold-sammy-gyamfi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) is undertaking a nationwide initiative to profile artisanal and small-scale gold miners. This effort aims to establish comprehensive data on gold production and improve traceability within the sector. CEO Sammy Gyamfi explained that the exercise began approximately two months ago and will help determine the gold's origin for purchases made across Ghana, as well as the proportion supplied by artisanal miners compared to licensed small-scale operators. The data collected will support efforts to formalize the sector and enhance monitoring of gold production. Ghana currently lacks detailed and up-to-date information about artisanal mining, with existing records primarily consisting of small-scale mining licenses issued by the Minerals Commission. The situation is further complicated by expired licenses and pending renewals, making it challenging to ascertain the sector's current size and distribution. GoldBod's licensing and gold-purchasing systems provide valuable information on traders and the sources of gold entering the formal market, enabling them to track the geographical distribution of gold production. Preliminary indications suggest that the artisanal mining sector might be larger than the licensed small-scale mining sector, although the exact size remains to be determined. The Board plans to share the findings once the exercise is completed, which could assist policymakers in shaping future interventions to formalize the sector.",
  "summary": "The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) is undertaking a nationwide initiative to profile artisanal and small-scale gold miners in order to establish comprehensive data on gold production and improve traceability within the sector. This effort, which has been ongoing for about two months, aims to determine the geographical distribution of gold production and the proportion supplied by different types of miners. GoldBod's CEO, Sammy Gyamfi, explained that the Board's licensing, gold-buying, and receipting systems will enable them to track the source and category of gold entering the formal market, allowing them to establish the percentage of gold sourced from Upper East, Savannah, Central, and other regions, as well as the distribution among small-scale and artisanal miners. GoldBod's CEO emphasized the importance of this initiative in formalizing the sector and improving monitoring of gold production, noting that Ghana currently lacks comprehensive and up-to-date data on the artisanal mining sector, which is primarily covered by records of small-scale mining licences issued by the Minerals Commission.",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "GoldBod profiles artisanal miners to trace sources of Ghana’s gold – Sammy Gyamfi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/goldbod-profiles-artisanal-miners-to-trace-sources-of-ghanas-gold",
        "published": "2026-08-10T05:06:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}