The CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Sulemanu Koney has held discussions with some Chiefs within the catchment area of Newmont Ghana Ahafo North Project in the Ahafo Region as part of his working visit to the Region.
During the meeting, Koney said the purpose of the engagement was to pay homage to the custodians of the land, interact with them and seek their support to help drive the development of the host communities and operations of Newmont Ghana in the Region.
He lauded the Chiefs for their role in resolving issues between the mine and members of the communities.
Koney informed the Chiefs that the Chamber of Mines and Newmont Ghana were ready to work with the respective assemblies and traditional authorities to exploit the value generated from mining and make sure it was retained in the Region. The CEO urged the Chiefs to collaborate with Newmont to develop the communities beyond mining.
The Chiefs on their part requested that Newmont Ghana should employ more youth from the host communities. They further requested that the CEO of the Chamber should urge Newmont to start construction works at the Ahafo North mines as soon as possible following the resolution of all issues. This, according to them, will prevent further encroachment by speculators.
To encourage openness and efficient operations, the CEO of the Chamber and the Chiefs pledged to hold regular engagements.
