Zijin Golden Ridge, operator of the Akyem Gold Mine in Ghana, has recently launched the Atewa Biodiversity Offset Project in partnership with the Forestry Commission of Ghana, marking the country’s first large-scale, science-based mining biodiversity offset initiative.

Inaugurated at a ceremony held at the Forestry Commission in Accra, the 10-year conservation initiative is designed to achieve “No Net Loss” of biodiversity resulting from mining activities at the Akyem Gold Mine. It targets the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, a globally significant biodiversity area, through a combination of forest protection, habitat restoration, enrichment planting, and community livelihood support.

The program has set a quantified target of delivering 371 Quality Hectares, a metric that combines spatial area with its ecological quality and biodiversity value. In 2026, it plans to undertake enrichment planting and reforestation on about 1,500 hectares, while carrying out active restoration across 500 hectares.

At the launch ceremony, Zijin Golden Ridge also handed over vehicles, communication tools, and field monitoring equipment to the Forestry Commission, to strengthen its capacity to protect and manage the Atewa Range Forest Reserve.

Sobre Zijin Mining
Zijin Mining es una empresa líder mundial en el sector de metales y minería, y uno de los mayores productores globales de oro, cobre y zinc. Con más de 30 operaciones y proyectos mineros de gran escala distribuidos en 19 países y 5 continentes, la compañía aprovecha sus sólidas capacidades internas de investigación, ingeniería y desarrollo para mantener una alta eficiencia operacional y bajos costos, tanto en adquisiciones como en operaciones. Este enfoque le ha permitido consolidarse como referente en la creación de valor, respaldado por su filosofía de desarrollo compartido y sustentado por un desempeño superior en materia ambiental, social y de gobierno corporativo. Las acciones de Zijin cotizan en la Bolsa de Hong Kong (HKEX: 2899) y en la Bolsa de Shanghai (SSE: 601899).