Business News of Thursday, 5 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr Ken Ashigbey, has raised concerns about the limited fiscal returns from the small-scale mining sector. In 2025, Dr Ashigbey said, small-scale miners contributed less than 2% to government revenues, even though they produced over half of national output. Bank of Ghana data indicate that small-scale miners produced about 51% of total gold output in 2025. His remarks come amid ongoing debates about foreigners exporting Ghana’s gold, with some insisting that much of the country’s gold remains under foreign control. He argued that applying the same rates uniformly could disproportionately burden small-scale miners.

Source: GhanaWeb February 05, 2026 13:51 UTC