The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission(PURC) was set up as a multisectorial regulator by the Government of Ghana in October, 1997 under the Public Utilities Regulatory Act, 1997(Act 538) as part of the utility sector reform process to regulate the provision of utility services in .

The Forest Service is revising its Loable Mining regulations. The mining laws give citizens the right to explore for and discover certain valuable mineral deposits on Federal lands open to mineral entry. The Forest Service can regulate (cannot prohibit) activities reasonably incident to mining in order to minimize to the extent we can, adverse effects of mining .

Jun 18, 2019 · Under the principal Act, the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), every mineral in its natural state in, under or upon any land in Ghana, rivers, streams, watercourses throughout the country, the exclusive economic zone or any area covered by the territorial sea or continental shelf is the property of the Republic of Ghana.

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Jul 07, 2021 · Adhere to mining rules, regulations: High Commissioner cautions Canadian firms . ... Mr Jinapor said the government was focused on transforming Ghana into a mining hub. In doing so, he said, the government would continue to tap into the expertise of Canada in the mining industry.

Feb 20, 2020 · All these changes, and many more being proposed in the draft new mining law will make for a much tighter operating regime for Ghana's mining industry, which will favour the State and the host communities, but will be vigorously protested by the mining firms, who will find life considerably harder in Ghana.

Jul 17, 2018 · Ghana disseminates draft motor vehicle emission standards and regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana, with support from UN Environment and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, drafted its Motor Vehicle Emission Standards and Regulations. The document was disseminated for review at a broader national ...

Jul 17, 2018 · Mining; Petroleum ... regulations in Ghana and the subregion in general. Solicit inputs from the stakeholders to finalize the draft vehicular emission standards and regulations.

May 31, 2019 · Ministers in charge of Minerals Development in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday adopted a draft Regional Mining Act to regulate mining .

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Jul 04, 2019 · According to data from the Ghana Chamber of Mines, the minerals and mining sector was the foremost source of direct domestic revenue paid to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in 2017.

Mineral exploitation contributes significantly to economic growth and development in most world economies. In Africa, Ghana is the second largest gold producer, contributing to about % of the country's GDP. The mining sector in Ghana consists of both smallscale and largescale mining, each of which has varying .

The first was on mining and community rights by Mr. Adjei Poku of Livelihood and Environment Ghana. He quoted extensively from the 1992 Republican Constitution of Ghana and the Minerals and Mining Law to indie that rights that were often violated by mining companies were .

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Jul 17, 2018 · Help disseminate the draft vehicle emission standards and regulations in Ghana The first part of day one of the workshop consisted of a technical session with presentations on the project to disseminate the Vehicle Emission Standards and Regulations, followed by discussions.

National mining experts are examining the draft Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) model mining and minerals development Act of with a view of validating its texts. To this end, a threeDay Workshop began in Abuja, Nigeria on the 14 th of August 2018 to create a harmonious and regulated environment for the overall sustainability ...