The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has urged the Minerals Commission not to issue licences to small-scale miners who lack geological data on the mineralised status of the areas they intend to operate.
He warned that the absence of such data often leads to haphazard mining practices, which undermine environmental sustainability.
Dr. Ashigbey made the call at the opening of a six-day German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Alumni Seminar in Takoradi, held on the theme: “Responsible Artisanal and Industrial Miners in Africa.”
“Minerals Commission should not process any licence where the mineralisation of an area is not sufficient to support profitable mining activity,” he stated.
He further suggested that Ghana adopt best practices from other jurisdictions by tasking the Geological Survey Authority to conduct mineral exploration and make the data available to small-scale miners, at a fee, to support more responsible and environmentally sound mining.
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