Ghana
Gold leadership with offshore oil and lithium entry
Overview
Ghana is among Africa's largest gold producers, with offshore oil production at Jubilee and TEN and an emerging lithium development agenda.
Country at a glance
Economy & macroeconomics
Energy intelligence
Project pipeline
Governance & legal framework
- Petroleum Commission GhanaRegulator
Regulates upstream petroleum activity and local content.
- Ghana Investment Promotion CentreInvestment promotion
Registers investment enterprises and administers incentives.
Law · petroleum · Republic of Ghana
Law · mining · Minerals Commission
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Gold
Ghana, South Africa, Mali, Tanzania and Burkina Faso anchor African gold output across large-scale and artisanal production.
Lithium
Zimbabwe, Mali, Namibia and Ghana have moved African hard-rock lithium from exploration into production and concentrate export.
Crude Oil
Nigeria, Angola, Libya and Algeria remain the largest African producers, with Namibia the most-watched frontier.
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Oil & Gas
Exploration, development, production, processing and refining of crude oil and natural gas.
Mining & Minerals
Exploration, extraction and concentration of metallic and industrial minerals.
Energy Transition
Critical minerals, battery materials, renewables, storage, grid infrastructure and electrification.
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Dangote refinery ramp-up reshapes West African product flows
As output climbs toward design capacity, regional gasoline and diesel import patterns are being reassessed.
Orange Basin appraisal keeps Namibia at the centre of frontier exploration
Appraisal outcomes and development concepts will determine whether discoveries convert into commercial projects.
Related intelligence
- U.S. Geological Survey
Mineral Commodity Summaries
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