Tarkwa residents back renewal of Gold Fields mining leases with demonstration

“No mining company in Ghana pays better salaries to its Ghanaian workers at Gold Fields and the entire community benefits from these high wages that local owners of Mines and mining contracts fail to pay” Mr.

He said the benefits extended beyond direct employment, as contractors and suppliers employed additional Ghanaians, while the spending power generated by the Mine supported businesses that had no contractual relationship with Gold Fields.

By Erica Apeatua Addo, GNA Tarkwa (W/R), Aug 28, GNA – Hundreds of residents in Tarkwa and its surroundings communities in the Western Region have staged a peaceful demonstration to back the renewal of the Gold Fields Ghana Limited (GFGL) Tarkwa mining leases which will expire in April 2027.