{
  "id": 9110852,
  "title": "Heath GoldFields MD Calls For Ghanaian Ownership Of Mining Value Chain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/heath-goldfields-md-calls-for-ghanaian-ownership-of-mining-value-chain",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T07:59:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/heath-goldfields-md-calls-for-ghanaian-ownership-of-mining-value-chain/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Patrick Appiah Mensah, Managing Director of Heath GoldFields Ltd, has urged Ghana to shift its mining industry from a simple extraction focus to developing, owning, and managing the industries built around its mineral resources. Mensah highlighted that assessing Ghana's mineral wealth should go beyond the volume of gold extracted and instead consider the economic opportunities, skills, businesses, and institutions created. He compared Ghana's independence in 1957 with the current call for economic self-determination, emphasizing that the nation must determine its own economic destiny. The true measure of Ghana's wealth lies in what it possesses above ground, not just the ounces taken from the ground, he argued. To achieve this, Ghana needs skilled professionals, jobs for young people, and stronger Ghanaian-owned businesses involved in the mining value chain. Furthermore, Mensah emphasized that mining communities should benefit from sustainable economic opportunities beyond the productive life of individual mines. He urged Ghana to develop the capacity to build, own, and manage globally competitive enterprises, stating that a Ghanaian-led mining company can compete on international standards. Heath GoldFields is actively demonstrating this by employing over 2,000 Ghanaian nationals, with the mine's economic impact extending to surrounding communities. The revival of the Bogoso-Prestea gold mine represents more than just the reopening of a mine; it signifies the restoration of livelihoods, rebuilding of communities, and renewal of hope. Mensah expressed gratitude to the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources for supporting the mine's redevelopment, highlighting its significance as a national asset. Appiah Mensah urged the nation to view political independence not as an endpoint but as an opportunity and responsibility to determine Ghana's economic future through a mining model that deepens local capabilities and ownership.",
  "summary": "The Managing Director of Heath GoldFields Ltd, Patrick Appiah Mensah, has called for a fundamental shift in Ghana’s mining industry—from simply extracting the country’s mineral resources to developing, owning and managing the industries and businesses built around them. He said the measure of Ghana’s mineral wealth should not be determined solely by the volume of […] The post Heath GoldFields MD…",
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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."
}