Ghana is undertaking its most significant overhaul of mining laws in nearly two decades, aiming to shorten mining licence durations and ensure direct revenue-sharing with local communities. The government has intensified its fight against illegal mining (galamsey), commissioning hundreds of Blue Water Guards, seizing over 400 excavators, and arresting more than 1,300 suspects in 2025 alone. New regulations will require all mining machinery to be registered by August 2025, and hundreds of small-scale mining licences are under review or have been revoked. Authorities emphasize that the problem is not mining itself, but lawlessness and lack of regulation, and are balancing enforcement with efforts to protect responsible mining and local livelihoods. These reforms are part of a broader push to increase accountability, community benefits, and environmental protection in Ghana's mining sector.
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