Fresh data from the Minerals Commission has contradicted former President John Dramani Mahama’s recent assertion that the current government has not issued any mining licenses since taking office.
According to official records from the Mineral Commission, a total of 35 mining-related licenses has been granted since President Mahama was sworn in, covering various categories of mineral exploration and production across the country.
The data, made available to the media, indicates that the licenses include approvals for large-scale gold exploration, small-scale mining leases, and quarry operations, among others. The Commission emphasized that all approvals followed due regulatory processes and were issued to both local and foreign investors seeking to operate within Ghana’s mining sector.
This is contrary to the claims that no licenses have been issued, the Minerals Commission has processed and granted 35 mining-related permits since the Mahama administration took office.
Former President Mahama, in a recent meet-the-press address, he had alleged that the government had not issued any mineral licenses since they too office. However, the Minerals Commission’s disclosure appears to undermine those claims, painting a different picture of ongoing activities in the industry.