Ada salt miners vow to resist Electrochem ejection

The salt miners operating on a concession leased to Electrochem Ghana Limited for its salt mining operation have vowed to resist any ejection by the company.

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The resistance by the salt miners follows the Ada East District Assembly’s issuance of a final warning to communities around the Songor Lagoon, notifying them to vacate Electrochem’s concession to allow the company to start its operations on January 3, 2024.

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The Assembly has, therefore, given the salt miners until today, December 31, 2023, to finally vacate the concession.

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According to the Assembly, the Ada East portion of the Songor Lagoon concession was released by the Minerals Commission on October 29, 2020, for a restricted mining lease of salt for 15 years, and was subsequently ratified by Parliament.

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However, Electrochem is facing fierce resistance, as residents have vowed to defy the letter issued by the Assembly until the necessary compensation is paid to affected salt miners and residents.

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We have taken salt mining as our entrepreneurial job

The company has announced its intention to establish a community salt mine for local miners in Ada East District before commencing its commercial salt mining operations.