May 21, 2019 Ghanas mining sector contributes to Ghanas GDP a lot. It is estimated that about 37% of Ghanas export comes from the mining sector. This means that the mining sector in Ghana is a lucrative business, which has attracted companies from across the world. There are more than 23 companies which together make the Gold business in Ghana a money maker. Feb 11, 2019 Ghana is the worlds second largest producer of gold. One of the places where mining has been more intense is in the municipality of Obuasi, in the Ashanti Region. There it is The Oubasi Gold Mind, one of the biggest in Ghana and the world, and nowadays closed since 2016 due to lack of profits. produced between the first documentation of gold mining in 1493 and 1997 (Kesse, 1985 Ghana Chamber of Mines, 1998). The country also accounted for 36% of total world gold output (8,153,426 ounces) between 1493