According to him, the current gold price boom should be managed carefully so the benefits last beyond the present moment. Mr Ashigbey said the goal should be to ride the current wave in a way that extends national gains while keeping the mining sector productive. The proposal, he explained, was to remove the Growth and Sustainability Levy and introduce a sliding royalty scale between four and eight per cent. Mr Ashigbey argued that mining communities must see tangible benefits when gold prices are high. Under the proposal, when gold prices fall to around $1,900 per ounce, royalties would automatically adjust downward to 4%.