Gold mine in Ghana. First gold Nov 2024; target ~360 koz/yr in years 1–3; 2025 actual not found
Origin: Ghana
Site data
- Commodity: Gold
- Tier: Tier 2 (03 Resources Map tier rule)
- Status: Producing: Producing, ramp-up
- Operator / ownership: Cardinal Namdini Mining (Shandong Gold, China)
- Production: First gold Nov 2024; target ~360 koz/yr in years 1–3; 2025 actual not found
- Coordinates: 10.6000, -0.6200 (approx (‘~50 km SE of Bolgatanga’))
Security context
- Chinese-owned (Shandong Gold). No incidents found. GI-TOC (Dec 2025) found no evidence of direct JNIM exploitation of northern Ghana’s gold sector, but the Upper West supplies fuel, motorbikes and explosives to JNIM networks.
Sources
- Graphic (Ghana), first gold pour, Nov 2024 (www.graphic.com.gh)
- Map and tier rule: 03 Resources Map
Media
Regional security map; this site is outside the four zooms.