Ghana to Establish ISO Certified Assay Laboratory- Sammy Gyamfi
Ghana is set to establish an ISO certified Assay Laboratory as part of plans to safeguard the integrity of the ASM supply chain.
This was announced by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, at the 2025 Dubai precious metals conference.
Expressing concerns about the continuous use of traditional assay methods, such as Water Density as a method of assay for their trade operations, he urged the world to adopt X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) and Fire Assay techniques.
“This is one of the major sources of rampant fraud in the ASM ecosystem, where doré is sometimes mixed with foreign or deleterious substances.”
“To this end, the Ghana Gold Board has commenced procurement processes for the establishment of an ISO certified Assay Laboratory in Ghana.”
He disclosed that this will be complemented with capacity-building programs for ASMs and licensed gold traders.
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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