Mining comes with responsibility to future generations – Ga Mantse

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has called for a stronger sense of responsibility in the management of Ghana’s mineral resources, warning that mining must be viewed as more than a commercial activity because it involves lands held in trust for present and future generations.

According to him, mining companies and other beneficiaries of Ghana’s mineral resources must recognise that the permission to exploit the country’s resources comes with corresponding obligations to communities, the environment and future generations.

King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II said the decision to grant a mining concession should not be treated simply as a transaction between a landowner, the state and a mining company.