Angola’s first gold refinery, with a capacity to process approximately 20 kilograms per day, will begin operations in the first half of this year, announced Paulo Tanganha, the national director of Mineral Resources, on Tuesday (7) in Luanda.
According to Tanganha, who spoke to the press on the sidelines of the opening of the technical and scientific conferences marking Miner’s Day, the construction and infrastructure work at the facility, located in the municipality of Viana, Luanda province, has already been completed. He noted that commissioning work and other technical adjustments are currently underway, highlighting the increase in gold production in the country as a challenge for the subsector, with a view to supplying the refinery and strengthening the country’s economic diversification process.
Paulo Tanganha stated that the mining sector has met the targets set in the National Development Plan (2023–27) and, in some cases, exceeded them, such as the 15 million carats of diamonds produced in 2025, surpassing Botswana, Africa’s largest producer.
He noted that, despite low diamond prices on the international market, the country continues to produce on a large scale, focusing on developing domestic strategies to ensure the sustainability of the mining sector. Internationally, Angola is one of the countries with significant geological mining potential to continue discovering large kimberlite pipes that will produce diamonds for many years to come, according to the official.
Source: O País
