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Gold Fields flags Ghana licence risk as half-year profit surges
Uncertainty over the renewal of Gold Fields' mining leases in Ghana is weighing on the company's valuation, its CEO said on Tuesday, as the South African miner posted an 81% jump in half-year profit, driven by higher gold prices and output.
Tarkwa was Gold Fields' second-largest gold producer in the first half of 2026, behind Salares Norte in Chile, with its 192,000 ounces accounting for about 15% of the group's total output." CEO Mike Fraser said the uncertainty was affecting how investors value Gold Fields, whose shares he said were trading at a discount to its peers as a result.
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