Adamus Resources Limited has rejected the government’s decision to uphold the revocation of its mining leases, accusing the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, of acting unlawfully and disregarding procedures required under Ghana’s mining laws.
In a statement, the company said it received the decision “with shock and disappointment” and described the revocation as an “abuse of power wrapped in the absolute disregard of law.”
Adamus categorically denied the allegations underpinning the government’s action, describing them as “unfounded, contrived and deliberately manufactured” to “strongarm the company” and deprive it of its mineral rights.
The government has maintained that the revocation followed inspections by the Minerals Commission, which identified breaches of the Minerals and Mining Act, including unauthorised assignment of mineral rights, mining outside approved areas, and failures to obtain required environmental and forestry approvals.
An Inter-Ministerial Committee subsequently reviewed Adamus’ petition against the initial revocation and recommended that the decision be upheld.
Adamus, however, says the process itself was flawed.
“The effort by the Minister to strip Adamus Resources Limited of its mineral rights was without regard to any of the statutory procedures laid down in the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703),” the company said.
The company said it would take further action to challenge the decision but did not disclose the specific legal steps it intends to pursue.
“The good people of Ghana will be apprised of the cogent steps the company is taking to shred this baseless revocation in the coming days,” it said.
The dispute leaves the future control of the Akango, Salman, and Nkroful leases uncertain, although the government has said operations at the mine will continue while it determines the next steps.
This dispute could now put Ghana’s mining rules and enforcement approach under closer scrutiny. What Adamus does next, and how the government responds, could determine whether the matter ends quickly or turns into a longer fight over the company’s mining rights.
