Government hands over 20 pickup vehicles and other equipment to Minerals Commission to enhance operations

Government hands over 20 pickup vehicles and other equipment to Minerals Commission to enhance operations

Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor (MP), Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, assisted by Hon. George Mireku Duker (MP) Deputy Minister, Hon. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, Board Chairperson of Minerals Commission cutting tape to officially handover vehicles and other equipment to Mr. Martin Ayisi, CEO of Minerals Commission. The equipment included 10 blast monitors, 187 all-in-one desktops, 68 laptops, 11 photocopiers, 19 printers, 1 backup storage device, 102 UPS machines, 5 scanners, 2 plotters, 3 projectors, and 3 survey tools.

Mincom Donates GHS2,000,000.00 to Appiatse Support Fund

Mincom Donates GHS2,000,000.00 to Appiatse Support Fund.

Minerals Commission’s Board Chairperson, Hon. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, and Mr. Martin Ayisi, CEO of the Commission presenting a dummy cheque to Dr. Joyce Aryee, Chairperson of Appiatse Support Fund as part of the rebuilding of the community after the destruction caused by the explosion.

Submission of Applications, Documents, Reports and Filing Statutory Returns Online.

As part of the efforts of the Minerals Commission to expedite the licensing process and generally ensure effective and efficient service delivery, all mining companies and the general public are hereby notified that with effect from 1st November, 2021, the Commission shall no longer ACCEPT any paper-based applications.

Consequently, any application including the renewal for a mineral right (large and small scale), any permit, licence, approval or authorisation that shall be required under the mining laws of Ghana, the registration to provide any mine support service, cartographic and legal searches, the request for any information by any person, the submission of reports, documents or filing of statutory returns by a holder of any mineral right/licence to deal in minerals/ mine support service registration shall be done online.

Furthermore, any request for a meeting by a mining company or response by the Commission to any application or matter shall be done online using the email address of the company or person which is officially registered with the Commission.

The Commission shall accept mobile money transfer for all fees or charges for any application or any service in relation to small scale mining.

As part of the preparation to go fully digital, every holder of a mineral right including a small scale mining licence, a licence to deal in minerals such as the purchase, sale and export of gold or a company/person registered to provide any mine support services, shall submit to the Commission an official email address or addresses.

The email address or addresses shall be used by the holder/company/person to make any request and to submit various applications, data, documents or file any statutory returns/reports as required under the Mining Act and the Regulations.

To enhance issues regarding security and validation of owner representation, the Commission may call the company to validate the email address or addresses. Once we acknowledge the receipt of your email address, we will require you to register by visiting https://sso.revenuedev.org/?returnUrl=https://miningrepository.mincom.gov.gh

The companies or persons that have officially registered sometime in 2020 should check and confirm their registration as per the list by visiting
https://www.mincom.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Companies-Fully-registered.pdf

Should you wish to add a new email address or expunge previous ones, it should be done by following the steps on how to register on the online portal by visiting our website www.mincom.gov.gh

Please note that a designated or an authorised officer of your company may also come to the Commission for assistance or call +233 (0) 55 444 1710 / +233 (0) 244 694523

MARTIN KWAKU AYISI
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MINERALS COMMISSION

Inauguration of Mincom Board

The nine (9) member governing Board of the Minerals Commission was inaugurated on September 8, 2021 by the Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor (Minister of Lands and Natural Resources) at the Conference room of the Ministry.

1st Ghana Gold Expo 2020

The Western Regional Coordinating Council from March 8 – 10, 2020 held the 1^st Ghana Gold Expo 2020 in Takoradi aimed at promoting and deepening bilateral and multi-lateral co-operation and collaboration among key players in the gold industry to promote responsible gold mining and sourcing in Africa and beyond.

The Expo, which was a collaboration between Aurum Monaco and the Western Regional Coordinating Council also sought to create a synergy among stakeholders as well as provide an appropriate framework to bring transparency in the gold trade across the globe, and showcase Ghana (Western Region) as the hub for gold related activities and further expose participants to new technologies and innovations in the gold mining industry.

In his address, Hon. Kwaku Asomah Cheremeh, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources noted that the Gold Expo is in line with the President’s commitment to promoting responsible mining in order to derive the maximum benefit from the exploitation of Ghana’s premium natural resources to stimulate broad based growth and development. He called on stakeholders in the gold trade value-chain to partner with policy makers to fashion out industry best practices to ensure fair trade in gold.

The board Chairman of the Minerals Commission, Hon. S.K. Boafo in his speech touted Ghana’s feat in 2018 as the number one gold producer in Africa. He said, this achievement has undoubtedly brought much more attention to Ghana and its gold mining practices.

According to the Board Chairman, the Commission is collaborating with other stakeholders to complete the national action plan on Minamata Convention to eliminate mercury use in gold processing by end of 2020. He noted further that, the Commission working with the sector Ministry, in implementing the Government’s Community Mining Scheme will to a large extent address the illegal mining menace.