The government says it is committed to ensuring that Ghana’s mineral resources create lasting prosperity for citizens through increased local participation, ownership and value addition in the mining sector.
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, said government’s vision is to build a mining industry where Ghanaians are not only participants but also owners, investors, innovators and manufacturers.
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series at the Presidency, the Minister explained that government was implementing deliberate policies to promote Ghanaian ownership, technology transfer, local enterprise development and sustainable job creation.
According to him, the full benefits of Ghana’s natural resources must remain within the economy rather than being limited to the export of raw minerals.
“Our vision for Local Content is to ensure that Ghana’s mineral wealth creates lasting prosperity for Ghanaians,” Mr. Armah-Kofi Buah said.
He noted that this vision informed the organisation of the maiden Mining Local Content Summit held in Takoradi in February 2026, which was launched by President John Dramani Mahama.
The summit brought together key stakeholders in the mining industry to advance discussions on moving Ghana beyond the export of raw minerals towards value addition and industrialisation.
Mr. Armah-Kofi Buah stressed that government would continue to protect genuine Ghanaian participation in the mining sector and would not tolerate fronting or arrangements designed to undermine the objectives of the local content policy.
He said strengthening local participation remained critical to ensuring that Ghana’s mineral wealth contributes meaningfully to economic growth and improved livelihoods for citizens.
