China's Zijin Mining Group will buy the Akyem Gold Mine Project in Ghana from U.S.-based Newmont Corp for $1 billion, the companies said on Wednesday. The sale is a part of Newmont's ongoing programme to divest non-core assets as the company makes a strategic shift to focus on its tier one assets,

Zijin Mining Group Co. has bought the Akyem gold project in Ghana for as much as $1 billion in cash as the state-owned firm looks to add resources to meet its aggressive output targets.

Newmont Corporation has announced that it will sell its Akyem operations to Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. under a definitive agreement for cash consideration of up to $1 billion. The sale is part of Newmont's ongoing program to divest non-core assets as the Company makes a strategic shift to focus on its Tier 1 assets.

Newmont (NYSE:NEM) said Tuesday it agreed to sell its Akyem gold mine project in Ghana to China's Zijin Mining (OTCPK:ZIJMF) (OTCPK:ZIJMY) for up to $1B in cash, part of the U.S. company's plan to divest non-core assets in a strategic shift to focus on its Tier 1 assets.

US-based gold major Newmont has agreed to sell its Akyem mine, in Ghana, to Chinese mining giant Zijin Mining for up to $1-billion in cash. The sale forms part of the miner’s ongoing strategy to offload noncore assets following the closing of its acquisition of Newcrest Mining in 2023.

Newmont has agreed to sell a gold mine in Ghana to a Chinese miner for $1.0 billion, the latest divestiture by the world’s biggest gold miner as it turns its focus to copper.

Ghana has a gold problem: illegal mines, known as 'galamsey', where men work without proper protective equipment. It threatens their lives – and the environment.