MINERALS COMMISSION CEO ENGAGES UNITED STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND INVESTORS

On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, on the sidelines of Investing in African Mining Indaba, Minerals Commission CEO, Mr. Martin Kwaku Ayisi, discussed progress in Ghana’s mining sector. This took place during an industry intel session, under the auspices of The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, focusing on technical cooperation and scientific collaboration between select US government agencies, private sector innovators, and their African counterparts.”

At a private roundtable dubbed “Technical Frontiers and Innovations in Mining Science for the Clean Energy Transition: Examining US-Africa Collaborations”, Mr. Ayisi advocated for the need for increased collaboration in knowledge and technology transfer between African mineral-rich countries, the US government, and American private sector innovators. He highlighted Ghana’s diverse mineral resources and noted that the lack of a centralized geological database hinders the development of mining projects. Mr. Ayisi also stressed the importance of advanced exploration technologies to provide comprehensive geological data on Ghana’s mineral wealth. Furthermore, he expressed concern about the ‘dig-and-dump’ culture prevalent among artisanal small-scale miners.

Mr. Ayisi indicated that as a means of securing sustainable knowledge and skills exchange, the Minerals Commission is sponsoring sixty (60) staff members to specialize in various mining courses at renowned universities worldwide, including Colorado School of Mines, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, all in the US. This he intimated is critical in building the capacity of the Commission to effectively discharge its regulatory authority in the ever-growing and evolving mining industry.

Mr. Ayisi also admonished investors to prioritize mineral processing in response to the emerging policy shift of Ghanaian government for value addition to all the country’s mineral resources. The mineral beneficiation policy of Ghana is aimed at enabling the country harness the full potentials and benefits of its natural resources.

In attendance was the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Mr. Sulemanu Koney and the Manager of Corporate Affairs & IT at the Minerals Commission, Dr. Ahmed Tijani