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Heath Goldfields Ltd

Prestea Mine

Restart/Rehabilitation Western Region

Snapshot

Gold
Primary mineral
Gold
Minerals produced
Surface and Underground
Operation type
Large-scale
Scale

Overview

Prestea is operated by Heath Goldfields Ltd in the Western Region region. Status: Restart/Rehabilitation.

Key facts

Primary mineralGold
Minerals producedGold
Operation typeSurface and Underground
ScaleLarge-scale
RegionWestern Region
StatusRestart/Rehabilitation
Parent companyHeath Goldfields Ltd
Parent listed onNot listed (Heath Goldfields is privately held)
Licence statusValid Mining Lease
Production start year1,912

Ownership

Parent companyHeath Goldfields Ltd
Listed onNot listed (Heath Goldfields is privately held)
Production start1,912

Location

Western Region

Bogoso-Prestea is a historic gold mine in the Western Region, in production on and off since 1912. After a roughly two-year shutdown, it was restarted by Ghanaian-owned Heath Goldfields, which poured first gold in February 2026.

Heath Goldfields, which is 90 percent Ghanaian-owned, has a five-year plan targeting about 285,000 ounces a year, backed by a Trafigura offtake and financing agreement signed in 2026.

Who owns Bogoso-Prestea mine?

The mine is owned by Heath Goldfields Ltd, a Ghanaian company, which took over the distressed asset in late 2024 after the previous operator’s licence was revoked.