GoldBod Deploys Nationwide Inspectors to Crack Down on Unlicensed Gold Operators
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced the nationwide deployment of inspectors beginning Monday, February 2, 2026, to clamp down on unlicensed jewellery manufacturers, fabricators, and gold refineries operating in the country.
The move follows growing concerns by the Board that several actors along the gold value chain are operating without valid licences, in violation of Act 1140.
“a team of GoldBod inspectors will be deployed from Monday, February 2, 2026, to ensure that only duly licensed persons engage in jewellery manufacturing, gold fabrication, and gold refining businesses in Ghana,” the Board said.
GoldBod in a statement reiterated that only entities licensed by the Board are authorised to engage in gold trading, jewellery manufacturing, fabrication, and refining. It warned that operating without the requisite approval constitutes an offence punishable under the law.
The Board recalled that it had earlier issued a press statement on October 22, 2025, directing all existing jewellery manufacturers, fabricators, and gold refineries to regularise their operations by December 31, 2025. The forthcoming inspection exercise, it said, is aimed at enforcing compliance with that directive.
As part of the notice, GoldBod announced that several firms have successfully completed the licensing process and have been issued jewellery and fabrication licences. They include Sourcechain Enterprise, Shepaj Limited Company, Koshuuz Enterprise, M.J. Jewellery Limited Company, Mahmoud’s Jewellery Limited, Agyaba Jewellery, Gold Casting, Goldlovers GH Limited, Wappahs Jewellery, Mahalaxmi Ghana Limited, and Sahara Jewellery Limited Company.
According to GoldBod, the enforcement exercise forms part of broader efforts to sanitise the gold trading and jewellery manufacturing sector, while promoting accountability, transparency, and compliance across the industry.
