{"id":414548,"date":"2017-09-04T19:37:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T19:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/04\/lands-minister-has-no-basis-to-revoke-our-mining-leases-exton-cubic-group\/"},"modified":"2017-09-04T19:37:22","modified_gmt":"2017-09-04T19:37:22","slug":"lands-minister-has-no-basis-to-revoke-our-mining-leases-exton-cubic-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/04\/lands-minister-has-no-basis-to-revoke-our-mining-leases-exton-cubic-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Lands Minister has no basis to revoke our mining leases \u2013 Exton Cubic Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Local mining company, Exton Cubic Group has challenged Lands Minister John Peter Amewu\u2019s decision to revoke its mining leases Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Communications Director for the company, Samuel Gyamfi told Evans Mensah on Joy FM\u2019s Top Story the Lands Minister has no basis to do what he did.<\/p>\n<p>He said the company will take steps for legal redress.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline.com_InArticle_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Related Article: Lands Minister revokes Exton Cubic&#8217;s Mining contract<\/p>\n<p>The company, linked to the family of former President John Mahama, had its three mining leases cancelled over improper\u00a0documentation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/4724054156906_8360628188225.jpeg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:5px; height:613px; width:461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Minister said his predecessor Inusah Fuseini erred when he issued the leases to the company in the closing days of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no publication of notice of the pendency of the application for the prospecting licence in the Gazette as required by section 13(2) and (3) of Act 703 and Regulation 177 of Minerals and Mining Regulations, 2012 (L.I.2176),\u201dMr Amewu said.<\/p>\n<p>He also said Exton Cubic failed to obtain an environmental permit and operational permit for exploration before commencing work.<\/p>\n<p>But the Company said it is legally mandated to undertake mining activities in the country.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/761520686662_9707422729426.jpeg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:5px; height:612px; width:467px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a company, we find it very disappointing\u2026sad and very unfortunate,\u201d Mr Gyamfi said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Minister\u2019s action will discourage other local companies that are genuinely creating jobs for the teeming unemployed youth.<\/p>\n<p>The mining leases awarded Exton Cubic Group was the\u00a0subject of misunderstanding between the Lands Minister and Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah last month.<\/p>\n<p>The Regional Minister had directed the seizure of equipment rented by the company to undertake its exploration activities in the Tano Forest Reserve, rich in bauxite.<\/p>\n<p>He explained no document had been made available to him, granting the company the licence to operate in the forest.<\/p>\n<p>But after weeks of disagreeing with each other in the media, Mr Amewu has cancelled the three mining leases issued to Exton Cubic Group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local mining company, Exton Cubic Group has challenged Lands Minister John Peter Amewu\u2019s decision to revoke its mining leases Monday. Communications Director for the company, Samuel Gyamfi told Evans Mensah on Joy FM\u2019s Top Story the Lands Minister has no basis to do what he did. 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