The Minerals Commission has clarified that no mineral rights has been given to any company to mine in the Kakum National Park in the Central Region. The commission in a press statement explained that an application submitted by High Street Ghana Limited for a license to mine in the park was rejected. The press statement was signed […]
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Shake up at Minerals Commission after Shama quarry site explosion
The Minerals Commission has reshuffled regional heads following last Sunday’s explosion at a quarry site at Shama. Desmond Boahen, the Western Regional Head for the Minerals Commission has been transferred to the Eastern Region Samuel Gyabaah, the Head at the Ashanti Regional Office has been transferred from Kumasi to Takoradi to lead the Western Regional team. […]
Let’s invest mineral revenue in productive assets — Martin Ayisi
There is the need to invest revenue from the nation’s mineral resources in productive assets for a secure future, the Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Martin Kwaku Ayisi, has said. He said that would ensure succeeding generations did not lose out when the resources eventually ran out because natural resources were finite assets. […]
Unaccounted gold export: Ghana lost $1.1b in 2 years
Ghana lost a total of $1.1 billion through unaccounted gold exports between 2019 and 2021, investigations by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have revealed. The Head of Organised Crime and member of the Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) Unit at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning¸ Abdulai Bashiru Dapilah, said the defaulting companies […]
Revealed: Top military, police officers and bankers are clients of Menzgold
It has emerged that top clients of Menzgold Ghana include top military and police officers as well as senior bankers, former executive chairman of the Minerals Commission has revealed. Dr. Tony Aubynn has urged government to tread cautiously in its dealings with the gold dealership company, warning that should the company go down, there will be a […]
Vetting of Small Scale Mining licenses, Committee works day and night – Charles Bissue
Secretary of the inter-ministerial committee on illegal mining Charles Bissue has indicated that the committee has been forced to run a shift system of day and night as a result of the enormous pressure that has been exerted on them as they begin the vetting of licenses of small scale miners in the country. According […]