The Minerals Commission has announced that it has rejected an application by High Street Ghana Limited for a mining permit within Kakum National Park.
The commission said the application from the mining company was not considered and was subsequently removed from the online mining register.
In a statement sighted by JoyNews, the Minerals Commission stressed that the application by High Street Ghana Limited will not be processed.
“The Commission would like to inform CSOs and the public that High Street Mining Company Limited’s application has been refused and therefore cannot be processed or considered in any way. The application has been deleted from the ledger.”
“The commission would like to assure the public that no mineral rights, whether exploration or mining, will be considered or granted in Kakum National Park.”
He therefore asked the public to ignore reports to the contrary.
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On Friday, November 10, 2023, several civil society organizations (CSOs) in the country strongly opposed what they see as an attempt by mining company High Street Ghana Limited to carry out mining activities in Kakum National Park in the Central Region.
The CSOs said High Street Ghana Limited’s application was one of 14 applications received by the Minerals Commission from various companies seeking approval to mine in forest reserves across the country. emphasized.
On Thursday, November 9, during a dialogue with stakeholders on the new Regulations on Mining in Forest Reserves in Ghana 2022 (LI 2462), Natural Development Foundation Director Mustapha Seidu said that if the law is enacted, It warned that the country’s forests could be extensively destroyed. (LI 2462) is not cancelled.
Mr Seidu said: “As we speak, there are 14 more applications under various stages of consideration by the Minerals Commission, including an application by High Street Ghana Limited for a mine in Kakum National Park. “There is,” he said.
He further emphasized that the application is in the validation stage and will cover approximately 24% of the reserves based on the concession map provided.
Mr. Seydoux expressed concern about the potential impacts and urged stakeholders to quickly address the issue, saying, “Less than a year after LI 2462 went into effect, our forests will be affected by this. “We can only imagine what would happen if we were to be hit with legal devastation on such a scale.” It will happen within the next five or ten years. ”
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