China's Zijin Mining to buy Newmont's Ghana gold project for $1 bln

Oct 9 (Reuters) - A unit of China's Zijin Mining Group 601899.SS will buy the Akyem Gold Mine Project in Ghana from a subsidiary of U.S.-based Newmont Corp NEM.N for $1 billion, the companies said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Ayushman Ojha; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu) (([email protected];))