Anglogold Hits Jackpot

Years of  intense work and huge investments by AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) has finally yielded dividends as the mining giant mined its first gold.

 

The landmark achievement was marked at Obuasi, in the Ashanti Region, amid pomp and pageantry during a colourful ceremony on Wednesday afternoon.

 

The first gentleman of the land, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and other top members of his government journeyed to Obuasi to witness the event.

 

Operations at the famous mining site dates back to over 100 years ago. The Anglogold Ashanti has over the years worked to put Ghana on the international arena.

 

President Nana Akufo-Addo, in his address, did not hide his joy over the renaissance of the AGA. He expressed high hopes that the mining operations would impact positively on Ghanaians.

 

The President particularly charged the AGA to implement policies that would enable their operations to lift Obuasi and the adjoining communities from abject poverty into affluence.

 

“Preference should be given to Ghanaian companies in the procurement of goods and services in the supply value-chain, from the large-value underground mining contracts, through petroleum supply, to catering and security contracts.

 

“Ghanaian professionals must also be prioritised for employment opportunities”, President Nana Akufo-Addo echoed, attracting wild applause from his audience, who were mostly Obuasi residents.

 

The President lamented that many years of inactivity at the Obuasi mines, brought excessive hardship on the citizenry, especially Obuasi residents, hoping that the woes of the people would come to an end now.

 

“You can understand my excitement for the mark of return to production and profitability of the mine”, he said “and the rest of the world, the new beginning of Obuasj will certainly help in spreading growth across the country”.

 

The president announced that AGA had paid a staggering US$250,000 into a Community Trust Fund that it (AGA) it had created to embark on developmental projects at Obuasi “AGA had decided to put US$2 of every ounce of gold produced into the fund”.

 

On his part, the AGA Group CEO, Kelvin Dushnisky, said his outfit had expended huge amount of money to get the mining back on its feet, adding that the AGA had achieved significant successes so far.