Deputy Lands Minister advocates reclamation bonds to strengthen mining regulation
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Yusif Sulemana, has called for the introduction of mandatory reclamation bonds for mining licence holders and the deployment of more engineers to mining districts to strengthen environmental protection and improve regulation of the sector.
Speaking in Parliament during debate on the Public Accounts Committee's report on the Auditor-General's follow-up audits on regulating small-scale mining for a sustainable environment, the sustainability of sports stadia and the administration of GETFund scholarships, the Deputy Minister said the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Minerals Commission had fully implemented 29 recommendations contained in the report, while 25 others had also been addressed.
The Deputy Minister added that the government will soon lay before Parliament a bill to amend the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), with the proposed changes aimed at modernising Ghana's mining laws, shortening the licensing process and strengthening the legal framework for environmental protection in the sector.
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