How To Acquire A Small Scale Mining Licence In Ghana

The Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 Act 703, as amended by Act 900 of 2015, is the governing legislation for Ghana's minerals and mining sector. It encompasses provisions for the regulation of small-scale mining operations in Ghana,

As amended, section 1 of Act 703 re-enforces the constitutional provision that every mineral in its natural state occurring in Ghana remains the property of the Republic of Ghana. It succinctly states that "every mineral in its natural state in, under, or upon the land in Ghana, rivers, streams, watercourses throughout the country, the exclusive economic zone, and an area covered by the territorial sea or continental shelf are the property of the Republic of Ghana and is vested in the President in trust for the people of Ghana".