Over 21% of gold mined in Ghana during the 1990s came from numerous underground mines in Ashanti and western regions. Gold production surpassed 1 million fine ounces in 1992 from 327,000 fine ounces in 1987. Out of the 1.6 metric tons of Manganese mined in 2006, 584,000 tons were shipped to China, 184,00 tons to Norway, and 832,000 tons to Ukraine.