Newmont, AngloGold told to shift Ghana mining ops by December, Reuters says

Ghana’s mining regulator has given international companies Newmont (NEM), AngloGold Ashanti (AU), and Chinese-owned Zijin until December 2026 to shift mining operations over to local contractors or face sanctions, Reuters’ Maxwell Akalaare Adombila reports, citing five sources with direct knowledge of the matter and documents. The three companies currently operate the mines with their own staff. They are the only ones still doing so after many companies outsourced mining operations ahead of Ghana revising local ownership rules in January 2025 and requiring all miners to switch to contract mining, the author notes.