Lands and Mines Watch Ghana (LMWG) has called on the Attorney-General to initiate criminal proceedings against Adamus Resources Limited and any individuals found culpable over financial and regulatory breaches that led to the revocation of the company’s mining leases.
The call follows government’s decision to uphold the revocation of the company’s Akango, Salman and Nkroful mining leases after an independent review of Adamus Resources’ petition against the earlier decision.
In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Kwame Owusu Danso, LMWG said the findings of the review raised serious concerns about the company’s financial obligations to the state and its compliance with mining regulations.
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, announced the government’s decision during a working visit to the Adamus mine after receiving the report of a Ministerial Review Committee which considered appeals filed by the company.
According to the findings, Adamus Resources owes the state about GH¢86.8 million in unpaid royalties and GH¢290.5 million in tax arrears.
The company was also found to have outstanding mineral rights fees of US$2.56 million, bringing the identified domestic fiscal shortfall to about GH¢377 million.
The review also identified other regulatory concerns, including alleged unauthorised subleasing to foreign nationals, mining outside permitted areas and failure to obtain required environmental and forestry approvals.
LMWG said the scale of the findings warranted further investigation beyond the administrative decision to revoke the company’s leases.
“Administrative sanction, while necessary, is not a substitute for accountability,” the civil society organisation said on Monday, 11 August 2026.
It is calling on the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice to direct and commence criminal proceedings against Adamus Resources and any persons found culpable.
LMWG also wants the Minerals Commission and other state investigative agencies to provide evidence and technical assistance to support any prosecution and the recovery of monies owed to the state.
The organisation said the findings could potentially involve breaches of Ghana’s Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), and therefore required criminal as well as regulatory scrutiny.
It has also called for any money recovered from the company, as well as future proceeds from the affected mining concessions, to be managed transparently and in the public interest.
The government has not, in the material provided, announced any criminal prosecution against Adamus Resources officials.
LMWG said it would continue to monitor the matter and push for accountability over what it considers significant financial losses to the state.
