Alluvial
Gravel is stripped and fed to the two largest alluvial wash plants in Ghana, where gold is recovered by gravity alone. No chemistry and no tailings dam. Quick to commission, and scaled by adding plant rather than by deepening the pit.
01 — Operations
Two deposits, one operation
The ground carries gold in two forms, and Steliam mines both: free gold in the river gravels near surface, and gold held in quartz reef in the rock beneath.
Running both streams together means one workforce, one power supply, one security perimeter and one set of roads. Alluvial production funds hard-rock development rather than the reverse, so the operation carries its own cost as it grows.
Hard rock
Reef ore is drilled, blasted and hauled to a crushing and milling circuit, then concentrated by gravity. Higher grade, higher capital, and the part of the deposit with the longest life.
02 — Licences and ground
Held under licence, worked under agreement
Steliam operates under mining licences granted in Ghana, holding its rights through direct agreements with the licence holders. All operations sit within the Minerals and Mining Act 2006 (Act 703), and are conducted with the approval of the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources where that approval is required.
| Concession | Region | Mineral rights | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nsokote | Ashanti | Alluvial | In production from September 2026 |
| Banka | Ashanti | Hard rock | In development; processing targeted for 2027 |
| Shalom Rock, Aboaboso | Western | Hard rock | Prospecting licence transfer to Steliam under consideration by the Minerals Commission; not yet drilled or mined |
03 — Plant and fleet
Owned outright, not contracted in
Steliam owns its equipment rather than relying on contract miners, and generates its own power on site. The plant is sized to run both ore streams continuously.
- Wash plantsTwo gravity wash plants for alluvial gravel, with shaking-table clean-up — the largest alluvial wash plants in Ghana.
- Hard-rock circuitCrushing, ball milling, hydrocyclones and centrifugal gold concentrators.
- EarthmovingExcavators, wheel loaders and a dozer for stripping and feed.
- HaulageDump trucks, a truck head and low-bed trailer for plant moves.
- Power350 kVA diesel generation, independent of grid supply.
- Refining and saleDoré is produced on site and sold in accordance with the Ghana Gold Board Act 2025 and the Minerals and Mining Act 2006.
04 — Exploration
Anumso
The exploration ground at Anumso, near Banka, was drilled in 2012 and then left. In August 2026 our field team returned to find it, locating and verifying the original diamond drill collars against the historical records so that new drilling can be tied to checked positions rather than to paper ones.
Roughly half the historical programme has been recovered so far, together with two collars that appear in no register we hold. Reconnaissance continues alongside structural mapping and a survey of the artisanal workings across the property.
05 — The company
Ghanaian-founded, Ghanaian-led
Steliam Resources Ltd is a privately held Ghanaian company, founded in 2026 and headquartered at Kotoka International Airport, Accra. It is owned in equal shares by its two founders, who bring together resident mining and logistics operations in Ghana and international commodity trading and finance.
Forty-five people work for Steliam today, growing as hard rock processing comes online in 2027.
Rehabilitation and water management are scoped into the mine plans and carried out to the standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Minerals Commission.
We are early in our life as a producer and would rather say so than describe a company we are not yet. Enquiries from suppliers, offtakers, financiers and prospective employees are welcome.