{"id":23375,"date":"2023-03-01T15:08:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T15:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/01\/govt-plans-to-establish-a-marketplace-for-manufacturing-marketing-of-gold-articles-jinapor\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T15:08:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T15:08:58","slug":"govt-plans-to-establish-a-marketplace-for-manufacturing-marketing-of-gold-articles-jinapor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/01\/govt-plans-to-establish-a-marketplace-for-manufacturing-marketing-of-gold-articles-jinapor\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt plans to establish a marketplace for manufacturing, marketing of gold articles &#8211; Jinapor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  alt=\"\" title=\"gold\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gold-696x391.jpg\" data- class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gold-696x391.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"gold\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><strong>Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor has said that discussions are ongoing with Rand Refinery of South Africa, a London Bullion Marketing Association (LBMA) referee, to secure LBMA certification to facilitate the export and trade of refined gold on the international market.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He also said the government plans to establish a Gold Souk, a marketplace for manufacturing and marketing of gold articles, in the country<\/p>\n<p>He also that the jewellery subsidiary of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) was able to produce gold tablets, engrave and plate jewellery \u201ca major boost for their work\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing forward, the plan is to establish a Gold Souk, a marketplace for manufacturing and marketing of gold articles, here in the country,\u201d Mr Jinapor said at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, February 28.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-g-rec td-g-rec-id-content_top tdi_2 td_block_template_9 \">\n<div id=\"aswift_3_host\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\">On the issue of illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey) Mr Jinapor has said that tracking of excavators has been identified as one of the most effective ways to tackle the menace.<\/div>\n<p>He said it also repositions the small-scale mining sector as a sustainable source of livelihood for local people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said the Minerals Commission will install tracking devices on 4,000 excavators and earthmoving equipment as the government scales up the fight against galamsney.<\/p>\n<p>After successfully tracking 75 excavators for the past three months, the commission was better placed to bring on board 4,000 excavators and earthmoving equipment before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said it was in line with that that the government reduced withholding tax on unprocessed gold by small-scale miners, which was introduced in 2015, from three per cent to 1.5 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has resulted in a massive increment in gold exports from small-scale mining from 3,429.91 kilogrammes (Kg) in 2021, to 22,158.25kg in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor has said that discussions are ongoing with Rand Refinery of South Africa, a London Bullion Marketing Association (LBMA) referee, to secure LBMA certification to facilitate the export and trade of refined gold on the international market. 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