加纳原名“黄金海岸”,其黄金储量堪与世界第一产金国南非相比。几个世纪以来欧洲的冒险家、投机商和海盗纷纷来这里掠取黄金。为阻止国家资源外流,加纳独立后就对金矿业各公司实行国有化,但未达到预期效果。由于管理混乱、经营不善和设备陈旧等原因,20年来加纳金矿生产下降了70％,外国投资者纷纷离开加纳。 1983年以来,加纳政府提出了经济改革计划。1989年初,加纳重新将开发金矿列入国民经济发展规划中,把眼光再次转向黄金开采。目前国际市场黄金价格呈 Ghana, formerly known as the “Gold Coast,” its gold reserves comparable to the world’s first gold producer South Africa. For centuries European adventurers, speculators and pirates have come here to loot gold. To prevent the outflow of national resources, Ghana’s nationalization of gold mining companies after independence was not achieved as expected. Gold production in Ghana declined by 70% in 20 years due to confusion, poor management and outdated equipment, with foreign investors leaving Ghana. Since 1983, the Ghanaian government has proposed a plan for economic reform. In early 1989, Ghana reintroduced its development gold mine into the national economic development plan and turned its attention once again to gold mining. The current international market price of gold was