NewzThe Minerals Commission is set to take immediate administrative control of the Adamus Mine at Salman in the Ellembelle District after the government upheld the revocation of Adamus Resources’ mining lease. The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, announced the decision during a working visit to the mine after receiving the report of a Ministerial Review Committee that considered appeals filed by Adamus Resources. According to Mr Buah, the committee examined the concerns raised by the mining company and affirmed most of the breaches identified in the initial assessment of its operations.
He subsequently upheld the revocation of the mining lease and directed the Minerals Commission to assume administrative control of the mine with immediate effect. “Following the report of the Minerals Commission to the Chief Inspector of Mines, and with recommendations of the great violation of the Mining Act and mining regulations. A recommendation for revocation of some mining leases was made.
“The Ministry agreed with them; there was a petition, and we formed the ministerial review committee. As a Minister, I have concluded to uphold the revocation. What that means is that the Minerals Commission should, with immediate effect, take administrative control of this Mine,” he said.
The decision follows the government’s earlier revocation of Adamus Resources’ mining lease over alleged breaches of the terms and conditions governing its mining operations. Mr Buah said the review process was undertaken to ensure that the concerns raised by Adamus Resources were fully considered before a final decision was reached. The Minerals Commission is therefore expected to assume administrative control of the mine as the government proceeds with the implementation of the decision.
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has upheld the revocation of the mining leases held by Adamus Resources Limited following the submission of the final report by the Inter-Ministerial Committee tasked with reviewing the company’s petition against the initial decision. The Minister’s final determination brings to a close a review process that was initiated after the Minister, acting on the recommendation of the Minerals Commission, revoked the Akango, Salman and Nkroful mining leases of Adamus Resources Limited in April 2026. The initial revocation followed a series of inspections conducted by the Inspectorate Division of the Minerals Commission which uncovered sustained and material breaches of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) and its subsidiary legislations.
The Minerals Commission’s initial investigations established multiple violations by Adamus Resources Limited including the unauthorised assignment of mineral rights. The company subleased portions of its concessions to foreign nationals for independent mining operations without the prior written approval of the Minister, contrary to section 14(1) of Act 703, and mining outside demarcated and permitted areas without an approved Operating Permit from the Chief Inspector of Mines, in contravention of Regulations 200(1)(b) and 200(1)(d) of the Minerals and Mining (Licensing) Regulations, 2012 (L.I. The Commission also established that Adamus had failed to obtain requisite environmental and forestry approvals from the Environmental Protection Authority before operations commenced in the assigned areas, contrary to section 18 of Act 703.
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