Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Isaac Tandoh, has announced a sweeping set of reforms aimed at restoring Ghanaian ownership and control of the country’s mining industry, including the revocation of more than 300 fraudulently acquired or dormant small-scale mining licences. Speaking at the maiden Mining Local Content Summit 2026 in Takoradi, Mr Tandoh questioned whether Ghana had fully taken charge of its mineral resources more than 70 years after independence. The Mining Local Content Summit 2026 is the first major technical forum dedicated to promoting Ghanaian participation across the mining value chain.