{"id":416512,"date":"2017-09-09T07:44:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T07:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/09\/get-requisite-mining-permit-lands-minister-to-mining-companies\/"},"modified":"2017-09-09T07:44:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T07:44:25","slug":"get-requisite-mining-permit-lands-minister-to-mining-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/09\/get-requisite-mining-permit-lands-minister-to-mining-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Get requisite mining permit \u2013 Lands Minister to mining companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lands Minister, John Peter Amewu says he will ensure strict observance of Ghana\u2019s law by all the companies that are engaged in mining activities.<\/p>\n<p>He said although the country\u2019s doors are opened to foreign investors, they are not at liberty to do what they want.<\/p>\n<p>At the African Downunder Conference in Perth Australia Friday, the Minister cautioned investors to conduct themselves in a manner that does not flout Ghana\u2019s laws.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline.com_InArticle_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Mr Amewu said there is\u00a0a process that any investor that wants to engage in mining has to go through to get the right permit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1698220361903_9102751554196.jpg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:5px; height:360px; width:640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Lands Minister John Peter Amewu with some investors in Australia<\/b><\/p>\n<p>He admitted there are cases companies are given licenses to mine when the processes leading to the Gazetting of their permit has not been exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to work within the legal framework,\u201d the Lands Minister told the gathering.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Amewu made the comments at a time when there is pressure on the government to reverse the revocation of three mining leases of the local mining company, Exton Cubic Group.<\/p>\n<p>The Lands Minister announced the decision last week, claiming the manner the permit was issued to the company flout the Minerals and Mining Act.<\/p>\n<p>He said the right environmental clearance was not secured before the mining permit was issued.<\/p>\n<p>The Exton Cubic Group in reaction has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to overturn the decision, arguing it has done no wrong.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr Amewu has maintained the processes leading to the granting of the license to the company was not transparent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that if the process has taken its time and duration for the various permit had been within their time, this issue wouldn\u2019t have come up,\u201d he told the foreign investors.<\/p>\n<p>He said the license registration should not take several days if the companies follow the right process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRenewal should not take time\u2026so if delays are occurring, it will be as a result of the technical office,\u201d Mr Amewu added.<\/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>Lands Minister, John Peter Amewu says he will ensure strict observance of Ghana\u2019s law by all the companies that are engaged in mining activities. 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