The Minerals and Mining Act 2006, regulates all aspects of the exploration and exploitation of minerals within the territory of Ghana. The regulatory framework for the mining sector includes: the Minerals and Mining Act 2006 as amended by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2015 and the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2019; the Minerals Commission Act, 1993; the Minerals Development Fund Act, 2016; the Minerals Income Investment Fund Act, 2018; and the Kimberley Process Certificate Act, 2003. Other substantive legislation that regulates different aspects of the mining sector are listed below. The official version of the primary law is in English and there are no official translations of this law into other languages. The government regulating entity is the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (https://mlnr.gov.gh/).
The country's mining contracts are available at resourcecontracts.org.
Last updated 6 April 2024.
Last updated 6 April 2024.
WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION ACT 1990
COMPANIES ACT 1963
INCORPORATED PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ACT 1962
MINERALS COMMISSION ACT 1993
PETROLEUM(EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION) LAW 1983
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ACT 1994
MARITIME ZONES (DELIMITATION) ACT - 1986 (PNDCL 159)
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF STOOL LANDS ACT 1994
MINERALS AND MINING (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015
COMPANIES ACT, 2019
MINERALS DEVELOPMENT FUND ACT, 2016
RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2019
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ACT, 2020
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS 1999
MINERALS AND MINING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2019
MINERALS AND MINING (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2012
MINERALS AND MINING (SUPPORT SERVICES) REGULATIONS 2012
MINERALS AND MINING (HEALTH, SAFETY AND TECHNICAL) REGULATIONS 2012
MINERALS AND MINING (EXPLOSIVES) REGULATIONS 2012
MINING LAW 2006