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Production, refining and reserves

CommodityMetricValueWorld rank · shareSource
ManganeseMine production 20252 million t Mn content#3 · 10%USGS MCS 2026
ManganeseReserves 202513 million t (basis not stated)#7 · 0.7%USGS MCS 2026
BauxiteMine production 2022800,000 t bauxite (basis as labelled)#15 · 0.2%USGS Minerals Yearbook 2022 (bauxite and alumina), table 11
GoldMine production 2025150 t Au content#6 · 5%USGS MCS 2026
GoldReserves 20251,000 t Au content#13 · 2%USGS MCS 2026

Policies and export measures

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  • 2025-04-02 · export control

    Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140)

    Establishes the Ghana Gold Board to oversee and undertake the buying, selling, assaying, refining and export of gold and to support Bank of Ghana gold reserves. The Board has sole authority to grade, assay and value gold produced in or exported from Ghana, and to buy, sell and export gold from miners other than large-scale mining companies; it may also buy large-scale output under the Government's pre-emption rights.

    Source: Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Republic of Ghana

  • 2023-10-19 · agreement

    Ewoyaa lithium mining lease (first lithium lease, Atlantic Lithium / Barari DV)

    Ghana's first lithium mining lease, signed by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources and Atlantic Lithium under the Green Minerals Policy. Reported terms include a 13% free carried state interest plus a further 6% local and 3.06% holding-company stake, a royalty raised from the standard 5% to 10%, a requirement to process the mineral locally and a 1% community development levy. A renegotiated lease was laid before Parliament in November 2025 and was reported ratified in April 2026.

    Source: Ghana News Agency (state news agency)

  • 2023-07-27 · strategy

    Green Minerals Policy (Cabinet approval, July 2023)

    Cabinet-approved policy for lithium and other green minerals, following a policy statement presented to Parliament on 13 July 2022. Its features include a higher royalty rate, a minimum 30% Ghanaian participation in green-mineral operations, stronger local content including listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange, and value addition and beneficiation in country. Dated by the Cabinet approval date reported by the Minister.

    Source: Ghana News Agency (state news agency)

Trade in critical minerals

Exports 2024$980 m

  1. Manganese$556 mto China 96%, Ukraine 3%, Norway 1% · 3 more
  2. Aluminium$168 mto Italy 47%, India 16%, Netherlands 15% · 20 more
  3. Bauxite$121 mto China 81%, India 16%, Greece 3% · 1 more
  4. Copper$81 mto China 41%, Germany 14%, Japan 10% · 10 more
  5. Lead$53 mto United States of America 64%, Türkiye 33%, Italy 3% · 4 more
  6. Zinc$912 kto India 75%, Indonesia 24%, Malaysia 0% · 1 more
  7. Lithium*$134 kto China 96%, Burkina Faso 1%, South Africa 1% · 6 more
  8. Nickel$112 kto India 78%, Netherlands 20%, Germany 2%

and 4 more commodities

Imports 2024$46 m

  1. Alumina$21 mfrom Ireland 93%, China 6%, United States of America 0% · 4 more
  2. Manganese$8 mfrom India 96%, China 3%, Angola 1%
  3. Potash$8 mfrom Canada 44%, United States of America 24%, Spain 21% · 4 more
  4. Aluminium$5 mfrom Japan 86%, South Korea 6%, Burkina Faso 4% · 5 more
  5. Lithium*$1 mfrom China 83%, Germany 10%, Czechia 3% · 7 more
  6. Zinc$640 kfrom France 50%, Belgium 26%, Malaysia 20% · 1 more
  7. Phosphate rock$628 kfrom Senegal 100%
  8. Barite$605 kfrom Morocco 80%, Senegal 17%, Portugal 3% · 2 more

and 17 more commodities

Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. * Includes HS codes that also cover other products. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.

Fiscal regime for mining

InstrumentApplies toRateLegal basis
RoyaltyGoldLarge-scale (non-small-scale) gold; step rate by gold price per ounce: up to US$1,900 5%; >1,900-2,000 6%; >2,000-2,500 7%; >2,500-3,000 8%; >3,000-3,500 9%; >3,500-4,000 10%; >4,000-4,500 11%; above US$4,500 12%. Small-scale mining licences (gold): flat 2%5-12 sliding scalerevenue received from the sale or disposal of minerals obtained from the mining operationMinerals and Mining (Royalties) Regulations, 2025 (L.I. 2517), under the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703)in force 2026-03-10
RoyaltyLithiumLithium (spodumene); step rate by spodumene price per tonne: up to US$1,500 5%; >1,500-2,500 7%; >2,500-3,000 10%; above US$3,000 12%5-12 sliding scalerevenue received from the sale or disposal of minerals obtained from the mining operationMinerals and Mining (Royalties) Regulations, 2025 (L.I. 2517), under the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703)in force 2026-03-10
RoyaltyDiamond (industrial), Bauxite, Manganese, Salt, Iron ore'Other minerals' (diamond, bauxite, manganese, salt, industrial minerals, limestone, iron ore): flat 5%5%revenue received from the sale or disposal of minerals obtained from the mining operationMinerals and Mining (Royalties) Regulations, 2025 (L.I. 2517), under the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703)in force 2026-03-10
RoyaltyAll mineralsRate shown on the Minerals Commission fiscal-regime page. Act 703 s. 25 (2006 text) bounded the prescribed rate to 3%-6% of total revenue; Act 900 (2015) amended s. 255%total revenue of minerals obtained (gross)Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), as amended by Act 900 of 2015 · s. 25in force 2015-01-01
State free-carried interestAll mineralsGovernment acquires a 10% free carried interest in the rights and obligations of mineral operations under a mining right, without financial contribution; further participation may be agreed10%Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) · s. 43(1)-(2)in force 2006-03-31
Corporate income tax (mining)All mineralsCorporate income tax for mining companies per the Minerals Commission fiscal-regime table; royalties are tax-deductible35%chargeable incomeIncome Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896), First Schedule (as summarised by the Minerals Commission) · First Schedulein force 2016-01-01
OtherAll mineralsGrowth and Sustainability Levy, Category B (mining companies and upstream oil and gas); not deductible for income tax; applies despite any tax holiday or stability agreement (s. 2). Act 1095 text covers years of assessment 2023-2025 (s. 4)1%gross production (for mining: gross revenue from the sale of minerals)Growth and Sustainability Levy Act, 2023 (Act 1095) · ss. 1-4; Schedulein force 2023-04-03

Rates and terms as set in the cited law or regulation; agreements with individual projects can differ. Not legal or tax advice.

Deals and financing (2)

  1. 2026-05-11 · Acquisition · signed · US$71 m

    Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt → Elevra Lithium Limited (formerly Sayona/Piedmont) · Ewoyaa lithium project (Ghana) - Elevra project interest and offtake rights

    Elevra Lithium agreed to sell all its rights and interests in the Ewoyaa lithium project in Ghana, including its offtake rights, to Huayou for about USD 71 million, alongside Huayou's separate takeover of Atlantic Lithium.

    official release

  2. 2026-05-07 · Acquisition · signed · US$210 m

    Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt → Atlantic Lithium · Ewoyaa lithium project

    Huayou agreed to acquire Atlantic Lithium, developer of Ghana's Ewoyaa lithium project, by scheme for about USD 0.255 per share in cash, valuing the company at about USD 210 million.

    official release

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