Growth in West African Mining Showcased

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West African regional governments have embarked on a major development programme to expand mining infrastructure and increase capacity.

In doing this, the region’s infrastructure and power issues have in fact become an opportunity, much like its mining sector.

Eight new mines have started production in the last three years, with another 13 mine projects planned for the region.

Ghana alone has nine major mines and 600 smaller mining operations, all looking for international partners to scale up production.

Playing a prominent role in facilitating these kinds of developments for the last 17 years, the biennial West African Mining and Power Exhibition (WAMPEX), and its associated conference WAMPOC will attract international exhibitors, visitors and delegates to Accra from 6 to 8 June 2012 at the Accra International Conference Centre.

“The combined annual gold output of Ghana, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Ivory Coast has increased by 65% in five years, to roughly 6.7 million ounces,” says John Thomson, Managing Director of Exhibition Management Services, co-organiser of the exhibition.

“These countries will produce 8.5 million ounces a year by 2013. But to do this they will need international partners.”

According to Nana Antwi Darkwah, CEO of Events and Projects International , the lead organiser of the WAMPEX/WAMPOC event, the 2012 Exhibition and Conference will see regular participants in the form of mining houses AngloGold Ashanti, Newmont, Goldfields and Golden Star Resources taking part.

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