Ghana Tells AngloGold to Keep Obuasi Job Cuts ‘Reasonable’

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AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., the world’s third-largest producer of the metal, has been ordered to submit a proposal on how it plans to cut costs at its Obuasi mine in Ghana, the country’s government said.

Options include a “reasonable reduction of labor force,” Simon Atebiya, an official at Ghana’s Ministry of Land and Natural Resources, said in an interview following a meeting between AngloGold and the department.