Awaso is operated by Ghana Bauxite Company in the Western region. Bauxite Output T: 1,800,000. Status: Producing.
| Primary mineral | Bauxite |
|---|---|
| Minerals produced | Bauxite |
| Operation type | Surface (drill and blast) |
| Scale | Large-scale |
| Region | Western |
| Status | Producing |
| Parent company | Ghana Bauxite Company |
| Parent listed on | Not listed (Ghanaian consortium plus Government of Ghana) |
| Production start year | 1,941 |
| Parent company | Ghana Bauxite Company |
|---|---|
| Listed on | Not listed (Ghanaian consortium plus Government of Ghana) |
| Production start | 1,941 |
Awaso, in the Western North Region, is Ghana’s only large-scale bauxite mine, in operation since the 1940s. Bauxite is the ore used to make aluminium, and Ghana exports most of it in raw form.
The Ghana Bauxite Company mined about 1.8 million tonnes of bauxite in 2024, up sharply from about 600,000 tonnes in 2022, and is targeting further growth.
Awaso is run by the Ghana Bauxite Company, about 80 percent owned by Ghanaian firm Ofori-Poku Company Ltd, which took over from Bosai Minerals in 2022, with the Government of Ghana holding the rest.
