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Chairman Wontumi and Akonta Mining Company Limited have been charged with six counts for allegedly allowing Henry Okum and Michael Gyedu Ayisi to carry out mining activities on the company’s concession without first securing the required ap...
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He was also fined 10,000 penalty units on each count. In default of payment, he is to serve an additional three-year term of imprisonment with hard labour under each count.
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Crime
An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a road contractor who defrauded the Managing Director of Cadmus Mining Limited of GH¢297,500 under the pretext of securing him a gold mining concession at Anyinabirim near...
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Opinion
The article argues that Ghana cannot eliminate illegal mining through arrests and military operations alone because these measures fail to address the economic and regulatory factors sustaining galamsey. It proposes a medium-scale mining fr...
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Officials of Kadesh Mining Enterprise, in a writ, allege that over 85 per cent of their 14.73-acre concession at Twifo Atti-Morkwa has been destroyed by illegal mining operations.
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Business
Under the proposed arrangement, District Mining Committees will be empowered to handle mining licence applications within their respective jurisdictions as part of reforms under the new mining legislation.
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Testifying for the State, artisanal miner Michael Gyedu Ayisi said under cross-examination that his claim that the concession had been passed from Mr Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to one Henry Okum was based entirely...
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Testifying in his own defence at the High Court in Accra on Thursday, May 21, 2026, Chairman Wontumi said the arrangement with the witness, Henry Okum, was only for land reclamation and coconut planting.
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Akonta Mining Company Ltd was separately convicted on Counts 3 and 6. The company was fined 15,000 penalty units on each count, bringing its total financial penalty to 30,000 penalty units.
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Business
According to the Commission, the company accumulated millions of dollars in unpaid statutory fees despite receiving notices and opportunities to address the breaches.
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Courts
In a 12-page response before the Criminal Division of the High Court, the prosecution said the submission of a no-case is without merit because the state has already produced enough evidence
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The sentence was delivered on Monday, July 20, 2026, after the court found him and his company, Akonta Mining Limited, guilty on six counts
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Wontumi is standing trial alongside Akonta Mining Company Limited and one of its directors, Kwame Antwi, who is currently on the run.
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General
In October 2023, Atlantic Lithium received a 15-year mining lease from Ghana's Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources for the Ewoyaa Lithium Project. This authorization enables the company to develop a lithium mine and processing facility...
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The footage is contained on a pen drive and was referenced in the witness statement of former Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah.
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Opinion
This article gives an overview and explores the use of ADR in settling disputes. In particular, the article discusses the suggestion that has been made recently, proposing the use of ADR to handle ‘galamsey’ cases.
Francisca Serwaa Boateng
Courts
Chief Inspector Eugene Akpo Glover, the fourth prosecution witness in the case, maintained that evidence gathered during investigations linked Wontumi and his company, Akonta Mining Limited, to the alleged illegal mining operations.
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Under cross-examination on 15 January 2026, Mr Okum was questioned by lawyers for Mr Boasiako, led by Andy Appiah Kubi, about whether he mined at Samreboi without a licence.
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General
mining sector’s contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) have been hampered by Fiscal Frameworks under the Act, hence the need for an immediate revision to confront the challenges facing the extractive industry.
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Courts
The development follows the prosecution's decision to close its case after Chief Inspector Eugene Akpo Glover, the investigator and final prosecution witness, completed his testimony and was discharged.
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