# Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti form joint venture for Ghana gold mine

Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti formed a joint venture combining the Tarkwa and Iduapriem mines in Ghana, creating Africa's largest gold mine with an estimated life of 18 years. The joint venture is expected to produce 900,000 ounces annually.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2023-03-16
- Where: Tarkwa, Ghana, Ghana
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 900,000 ounces per year
- Products: gold
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Gold Fields](https://endata.com/companies/24226.md) (partner)
- [AngloGold Ashanti](https://endata.com/companies/24899.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [businessday.co.za](https://www.businessday.co.za/bd/companies/mining/2023-03-16-gold-fields-and-anglogold-ashanti-to-form-africas-biggest-gold-mine/), 2023-03-16: "The joint venture will bring together Gold Fields’s Tarkwa Mine and AngloGold Ashanti’s Iduapriem Mine, both of which are located near the town of Tarkwa in western Ghana."

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