Ghana’s gold output rose to 2.81-million ounces in 2017, up 10.2% from the previous year, data from the Ghana Chamber of Mines showed on Friday.
The growth reflected a general increase in output across most of the 12 mining firms operating in the West African country, the chamber said. Total gold revenues amounted to $3.52-billion in 2017, up from $3.25-billion the year before.
Ghana is Africa’s second largest gold producer after South Africa.
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