Ibrahim Mahama's Engineers and Planners wins competitive tender for Ghana's Damang gold mine after Gold Fields' 30-year tenure ends

Billionaires Africa | 08.04.2026 15:34
Ghana's Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has awarded the Damang Mining Lease to Engineers and Planners Ltd, the wholly Ghanaian-owned mining and construction firm founded by Ibrahim Mahama, ending a 30-year run at the asset by South Africa's Gold Fields and marking what the government has described as a landmark shift toward local ownership of the country's gold resources.