The indigenous mining company says the projects are a major step toward advancing large-scale gold production while boosting local content participation in Ghana’s mining sector.

Speaking to Citi Business News on the sidelines of a signing ceremony with global engineering firm FLSmidth for long-lead equipment procurement, a director at Azumah Resources, Noel Nii Addo highlighted the importance of the agreement in keeping the projects on track.

“Mind you, we are a locally owned mine. This is the first of its kind and then we want to make sure that we get it all right. We don’t want to do any trial and error or anything of the sort,” he said.

Addo explained that securing key processing and plant equipment early is critical for construction readiness and operational efficiency. “We’ve got in the best, the cream of the cream of all the equipment so that we can have a very good mine. At full capacity we’re looking at 1,700 sustainable jobs, not people coming in to work and go. I mean this is a mine which has 11-year mine life, so you can imagine,” he added.

He also emphasized the growth potential of the concessions. “And then we’ve only explored 20% of the total concession. So as we keep mining, we’ll be doing further exploration. So I mean it’s going to really push up the whole region of the Wa area.”

The deal with FLSmidth ensures that Azumah Resources is well-positioned to deliver timely project execution while contributing to economic growth in the Upper West Region of Ghana.