The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has admitted that Adamus Resources Limited was not given prior notice before its mining leases were revoked, despite a legal provision requiring such notice.
A spokesperson for the Lands Minister, Mahmud Kabore, disclosed this during an interview on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
Mr Kabore said Adamus was given “no any notice at all” because, in the Ministry’s view, the company did not deserve to be notified.
The admission has raised questions about whether the government followed the proper legal process in cancelling the company’s mining leases.
Section 68(2) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), requires the Minister to give a mineral rights holder notice before suspending or cancelling a mineral right.
In the case of a mining lease, the holder must be given at least 120 days to remedy an alleged breach.
Mr Kabore, however, defended the Ministry’s position, arguing that the provision could not apply where the alleged breaches could not be corrected.
He cited allegations that Adamus carried out mining activities without the required permits and questioned how such breaches could be remedied after the fact.
The dispute dates back to April 2026, when Lands Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah revoked Adamus’ Akango, Salman and Nkroful mining leases following investigations by the Minerals Commission.
The government accused the company of several breaches, including subleasing parts of its concessions to foreign nationals without approval, mining outside permitted areas and operating without some environmental and forestry approvals.
The Minerals Commission also raised concerns over unpaid mineral rights fees, royalties and taxes.
Adamus has rejected the allegations as “manufactured and contrived” and argued that the government failed to follow the statutory procedure for revocation.
The company petitioned the Minister for a review, but after an independent review, the Minister upheld the revocation on August 10, ending the administrative review process.
