By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Emmanuel Bruce
Reuters
Thursday, January 15, 2026
ACCRA -- Ghana will scrap long-term mining investment stability agreements and double royalties under sweeping reforms, the regulator in Africa's top gold producer told Reuters, as it seeks to capture more benefits from surging bullion prices.
The changes are part of a broad overhaul aimed at balancing investor confidence with the government's push to reap greater rewards from mining, Isaac Tandoh, acting CEO of the Minerals Commission, said in an interview in Accra.
... Dispatch continues below ...
... ADVERTISEMENT ...
Guanajuato Silver Is Reactivating Silver and Gold Mines in Mexico
Guanajuato Silver is a precious metals producer reactivating past-producing silver and gold mines in central Mexico. The company produces silver and gold concentrates from the El Cubo Mines Complex, Valenciana Mines Complex, and the San Ignacio mine. All three mines are located within the state of Guanajuato, which has a 480-year mining history.
Additionally, the company produces silver, gold, lead, and zinc concentrates from the Topia mine in northwestern Durango state.
With four operating mines and three processing facilities, Guanajuato Silver is one of the fastest growing silver producers in Mexico.
For more information, please visit:
African governments are tightening mining rules to cash in on high prices, often raising royalties and local‑content demands - shifts that have periodically triggered clashes with global miners over costs and contract certainty.
In Ghana, the sixth-biggest gold producing country, stability and development agreements typically lock in tax and royalty terms for five to 15 years in exchange for investments of about $300 million to $500 million for mine building and expansion.
Companies must also extend mine life by at least three years and lift output by more than 10%, among other conditions, to qualify for renewal. ...
... For the remainder of the report:
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghana-scrap-mining-stability-pacts-double-royalties-2026-01-15/ [2]
* * *
Support GATA by purchasing
Stuart Englert's "Rigged"
"Rigged" is a concise explanation of government's currency market rigging policy and extensively credits GATA's work exposing it. Ten percent of sales proceeds are contributed to GATA. Buy a copy for $14.99 through Amazon:
* * *
Help keep GATA going:
GATA is a civil rights and educational organization based in the United States and tax-exempt under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Its e-mail dispatches are free, and you can subscribe at:
To contribute to GATA, please visit:
http://www.gata.org/node/16 [5]
Donations of $500 or more will entitle the donor to a 1-ounce silver round commemorating GATA's work:
https://www.gata.org/sites/default/files/GATA-silver-round-front.png [6]
