Sammy Gyamfi, CEO of Ghana Gold Board
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) says it has surpassed its 2025 small-scale gold export target, generating more than $10 billion in foreign exchange for the country.
This was announced by the Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, in a post on social media on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
According to Gyamfi, the Board exceeded its target of exporting 100 tonnes of gold from the small-scale mining sector, describing the milestone as unprecedented.
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“Yesterday [December 23, 2025], the Ghana Gold Board surpassed its 2025 small-scale gold export target of 100 tonnes, generating over $10 billion in foreign exchange for the country. Unprecedented,” he wrote on December 24, 2025.
The development is expected to boost Ghana’s foreign exchange earnings and contribute to the stabilisation of the cedi.
GoldBod has been spearheading efforts to streamline gold aggregation, curb smuggling, and ensure that proceeds from small-scale mining are channelled into the formal economy.
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