Manganese
25 Mar 2008Ghana is one of the world's leading exporters of manganese; however, only 279,000 tons were produced in 1992, compared with the all-time high of 638,000 tons in 1974-75. Ghana has reserves exceeding 6...
COUNTRYSTUDIES
COUNTRYSTUDIES:
business-sense
Diamonds
25 Mar 2008The government also is trying to expand Ghana's diamond mining industry, which has produced primarily industrial grade gems from alluvial gravels since the 1920s. More than 11 million carats of prove...
- 168
business-sense
Gold
25 Mar 2008Ghana has produced and exported gold for centuries. In precolonial times, present-day Ghana was one source of the gold that reached Europe via trans-Saharan trade routes. In the fifteenth century, Po...
- 164
speeches
The Precolonial Period
21 Mar 2008By the end of the sixteenth century, most ethnic groups constituting the modern Ghanaian population had settled in their present locations. Archeological remains found in the coastal zone indicate th...
- 592
speeches
The Colonial Era: British Rule Of The Gold Coast
21 Mar 2008Military confrontations between Asante and the Fante contributed to the growth of British influence on the Gold Coast. It was concern about Asante activities on the coast that had compelled the Fante...
- 626
business-sense
Food Crops and Livestock
21 Mar 2008The main food crops are corn, yams, cassava, and other root crops. Despite government efforts to encourage farmers to switch to production of staples, total food production fell by an average of 2.7 ...
- 148
Load More
