The Parliamentary Select Committee on Lands and Natural Resources has undertaken an official working visit to the headquarters of the Minerals Commission to assess the regulator’s operations, infrastructure, and administrative systems.
The delegation, led by Committee Chairman Hon. Collins Dauda, sought to deepen Parliament’s understanding of the evolving regulatory framework and operational landscape of Ghana’s mining sector.
The engagement was chaired by Madam Victoria Awuni, Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of Policy Planning, Mineral Titles, and Local Content.
She briefed the Committee on the Commission’s strategic priorities, with particular emphasis on the digitisation of the mineral titles and licensing regime, the strengthening of the legal framework, reforms in the small-scale mining sector, and the enforcement of local content regulations.
Dauda noted that the visit provided members with valuable firsthand insight into the Commission’s facilities and regulatory workflows. He underscored the importance of such engagements in fulfilling the Committee’s mandate to ensure effective oversight of institutions within the natural resources sector.
The session fostered a transparent and constructive dialogue between the Committee and the Commission’s management, focusing on key areas, including regulatory achievements such as notable improvements in mineral rights processing timelines and enhanced oversight of small-scale mining activities, operational challenges including resource constraints and ongoing strategies to combat illegal mining, and infrastructure capacity, highlighted by a guided tour of technical facilities to assess readiness for modern, data-driven regulatory demands.
Madam Awuni reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to its mandate as the principal state agency responsible for the sustainable management of Ghana’s mineral resources.
Also in attendance were representatives of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) and the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP), who provided updates on their respective initiatives.
The visit concluded with a shared commitment to strengthen collaboration, ensuring that Ghana’s legislative framework continues to evolve in response to the dynamic needs of the mining sector while safeguarding national interests.
