The Ghana Gold Board is preparing to roll out a comprehensive track-and-trace system designed to promote ethical and transparent gold sourcing across the country.
According to Sammy Gyamfi, Chief Executive Officer of the Gold Board (GoldBod), the system will be launched in the first quarter of 2026 and will enable authorities to trace every gram of gold produced and purchased in Ghana back to its source — a first in the nation’s history.
“We have set clear timelines that by the first quarter of next year, Ghana will have a track-and-trace system that allows us to trace every gram of gold to its origin. This has never been done since Ghana became Ghana,” Mr. Gyamfi said on TV3’s Key Points program.
The initiative forms part of the Gold Board’s broader strategy to sanitize the gold trade, eliminate fraud, and promote compliance within the mining sector. It is mandated under Section 31X of the Gold Board Act (Act 1140), passed by Parliament in 2025.
Explaining how the system will work, Mr. Gyamfi noted that gold purchases often take place in district and regional capitals, far from mining sites. “When a buyer in Koforidua receives gold nuggets or powder, they may not have the technology to verify if the seller is licensed. This system will solve that problem,” he said.
President John Dramani Mahama earlier this year reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to responsible and sustainable mining. Speaking at the Mining in Motion Summit in June, he announced that the Gold Board would introduce the track-and-trace system to ensure transparency and accountability in Ghana’s gold trade.
