The country's mining policy is being reviewed to serve current needs, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Em­manuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has said.

According to him, the review of the policy developed in 2014 had become necessary to meet current dynamics in the mining sector.

Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah (inset) addressingstaff of the Minerals Commission Photo: Ebo Gorman Mr Buah who stated this when he paid a working visit to the Minerals Commission, said the objective of the government was to overhaul the mining sector to address illegal mining and challenges associated with the issuance of mining license.

The objective of the visit, which is the first visit of the Minister to an agency under his Ministry, was to acquaint himself with the operations of the Commission.