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- ↑ "The Ghana Chamber of Mines". ghanachamberofmines.org. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ↑ "Ghana National Petroleum Corporation". www.gnpcghana.com. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ↑ "About GIPC". GIPC. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
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- ↑ "Board Members". GIPC. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
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