The Ahafo mine is one of the largest

gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile me ...

mines in the

Republic of Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

and in the world. The mine is located in the center of the country in Brong-Ahafo Region. The mine has estimated reserves of 17 million oz of

. The company has been accused of "human rights abuses and irresponsible practices" by Earthworks, an environmental organization, and others. Nonetheless, from its

Ahafo Ahafo are Akan people who live in Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in t ...

and

Akyem The Akyem are an Akan people. The term Akyem (Akem, Akim or Aki) is used to describe a group of four states: Asante Akyem, Akyem Abuakwa, Akyem Kotoku and Akyem Bosome. These nations are located primarily in the eastern region in south Ghana. ...

mines,

Newmont Newmont Corporation is a gold mining company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States. It is the world's largest gold mining corporation. Incorporated in 1921, it owns gold mines in Nevada, Colorado, Ontario, Quebec, Mexico, the Domin ...

is also the largest gold mining conglomerate in Ghana, (that is if one doesn’t consider

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’ interests in Asanko). Since 2006 when the first gold was poured at

, followed by

in 2010, and then starting underground mining at Subiku in 2018,

has taken significant strides with an overall objective to creating value and improving lives through sustainable and responsible mining, by developing some very unique and sustainable instruments such as the

Development Foundation (NADeF), and

Development Foundation (NAKDeF) for this purpose.

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* Gold mines in Ghana Brong-Ahafo Region {{Ghana-stub