President Akufo-Addo Commissions 100 Gold Katchas
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo has commissioned one hundred mercury-free gold processing equipment today, June 6, 2022.
The one-hundred Gold Katchas were commissioned at a ceremony held at the Independence Square, in Accra.
With the equipment, miners can extract gold from the ore without using mercury, which has been the practice for several decades.
“This equipment, I am told, also has the capacity to recover over ninety percent (90%) of gold from the ore, and, therefore, give small-scale miners much more gold than they would have obtained from the traditional method of using mercury”, President Akufo-Addo said.
The government has the intention of procuring an additional three hundred more of the equipment.
“It is our intention to procure some three hundred (300) more of this equipment, under the National Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme, for use in the various communities where the Programme is being implemented.
“Our goal is to eliminate gradually, but as soon as possible, the use of mercury in small-scale mining, and help realise the objectives of the Minamata Convention on Mercury”, Nana Akufo-Addo said.
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
