Minerals Commission: We Won’t Consider Application For Minerals Right In Mampong Anymore

“The Minerals Commission shall no longer receive and/or consider any application for any mineral right in respect of the Mampong Traditional Area”, the Minerals Commission of Ghana has declared.

This was contained in a letter dated November 24 and addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Mampong Municipal Assembly and copied to the Mamponghene Daasebre Nana Osei Bonsu II.

It comes after the Mampong Traditional Council opposed an attempt by the Commission to grant mining rights to a company by name Active Target Mineral Resources Limited over a gold concession in the area.

The opposition by the traditional rulers was done in a letter to the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor.

“We Nananom of the Mampong Traditional Council stand by our joint inalienable Resolution not to allow any Destructive Surface Minerals Explorations within the Mampong Traditional Area as read to you and His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the closed door meeting of the National House of Chiefs’ held in Kumasi on Wednesday, October 5, 2022”, a portion of the letter quoted by JoyNews said.

The position taken by the Council was to stop the replication of the menace of illegal mining in other parts of the country.

In response to the letter, the Commission said it has taken note of the objection to mining activities of any form in the area by the Council.

It further assured it shall no longer receive or consider any application for mining rights in the area.

The Minister for Lands and natural resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor on October 13, while announcing revamped action of the government against illegal mining activities in the country said, chiefs will now play key roles in the issuance of mining licences.

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini