Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF), has promised to address physical infrastructure deficit within the Newmont Ahafo South Mine and Newmont Ahafo North project.

Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) established the Foundation in 2008 to push aggressive development with the Ahafo North and Ahafo South mines in the Tano North Municipality and Asutifi North district of the Ahafo Region respectively.

Mrs Elizabeth Opoku-Darko, the Executive Secretary of NADeF said so far Newmont has paid GHC136 million into the fund for community development in the 10 major communities in the Tano North and Asutifi North District

Mrs Opoku-Darko said this when she highlighted some achievements of the foundation during a media interaction at Ntotroso, a mining Co mini, near Kenyasi within the Newmont Ahafo South Project Wednesday.

She said 152 physical infrastructural projects including education and health had been constructed and handed over to the communities, while more 11,000 youth in the communities had been awarded scholarships to further their education and other engaging in employable skill training.

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