Mr. Samuel A. Jinapor, Ghana’s Minister for Lands and Natural Resources continues to partake in major summits and meetings at the ongoing Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention marketing Ghana’s sustainable and vibrant mining industry and by doing so wooing investors into the country by spiking their interest and exhorting their minds to the plethora of reasons that make Ghana a perfect destination for mining.
On Monday, 04 March 2024, Mr. Jinapor joined twenty-two (22)other Ministers responsible for Mines and Natural Resources, captains of the mining industry, Anglo American Associations, Euro Asia Resources Group and civil society organisations to explore and exchange knowledge on the future of the industry in the wake of the global warming and the shift towards green minerals.
The event dubbed International Mines Ministers Summit was structured in a way that saw the ministers and other stakeholders being empanelled to address various sub-themes that fall under the main theme which is “Striking a Balance for Success: Responsible Mining and the Energy Transition.”
In his contributions to Session One of the Summit which was themed “Sharing a Path to Success: Building a framework for Collaboration”, Mr. Samuel A. Jinapor espoused the far-reaching policy directives being implemented by the Ghana government, the strong and resilient partnership between the government and the mining companies through the Ghana Chamber of Mines and the shift from ‘digging and shipping’ and value addition.
He laid specific emphasis on the importance of strong collaborations between government and large-scale mining companies serving as the fundamental and solid rock on which the success of a mutually beneficial and serene mining industry is done.
He also underscored the commitment of the government to responsible and sustainable mining practises, not just at the mineral discovery stage but throughout the entire value chain, describing its ‘non-negotiable.
