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Namdini Mine

Ramping up Upper East

Snapshot

Gold
Primary mineral
Surface (open-pit)
Operation type
Large-scale
Scale
Upper East
Region

Overview

Namdini is operated by Shandong Gold in the Upper East region. Status: Ramping up.

Key facts

Primary mineralGold
Operation typeSurface (open-pit)
ScaleLarge-scale
RegionUpper East
StatusRamping up
Parent companyShandong Gold
Parent listed onSSE (600547), SEHK
Production start year2,024

Ownership

Parent companyShandong Gold
Listed onSSE (600547), SEHK
Production start2,024

Location

Upper East

Namdini is Ghana’s newest large-scale gold mine, in the Upper East Region near Bolgatanga. Operated by Shandong Gold through Cardinal Namdini, it poured first gold in November 2024 and began commercial production in 2025.

The open-pit mine is ramping up toward a target of about 360,000 ounces a year, which would make it one of the largest in Ghana. It is the first large-scale mine in the country’s northern belt.

Who owns Namdini mine?

Namdini is owned and operated by China’s Shandong Gold, through its subsidiary Cardinal Namdini Mining, with the Government of Ghana holding 10 percent.