1st October 2022 2:17:55 PM
1 min readThe Tano Nimiri Forest operations of mining company Akonta Mining Limited have been ordered to cease with immediate effect by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources.
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Even though Akonta Mining Limited holds a mining lease to conduct mining activities outside of the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve in some portions of Samreboi, the Ministry claims that "the firm has no mineral right to conduct any mining operations" there.
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The Forestry Ministry has been told to "immediately ensure that the company does not carry out any operations in the Forest and to take the required punishment against any person found culpable in this case," according to a statement from the Ministry on Friday, September 30, 2022.
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“Our records show that Akonta Mining Ltd, on August 25, 2022, applied for a Mining Lease to undertake mining operations in the said Forest Reserve. By a Ministerial Directive, all reconnaissance, prospecting, and/or exploratory activities in Forest Reserves in the country are suspended, except in exceptional circumstances.
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“Although this directive does not affect mining in Forest Reserves, Akonta Mining Limited’s application has not been determined. Accordingly, any alleged activity being undertaken by the company in the Forest Reserve is illegal”, it stated.
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Read the full statement below:
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