Over 2,000 mining and related licenses issued since 2017

Between 1988 and 2025, Ghana issued 2,250 mining and mining-related licenses, with a sharp increase in recent years. From 1988 to 2008, only 40 licenses were issued, rising to 59 between 2009 and 2016.

However, from 2017 onward, 2,151 licenses were granted, including a record 824 in 2020 and 614 in 2024. The highest number of licenses in a single day was 330, issued on January 1, 2024.

Currently, 2,202 licenses are active, 18 suspended, 29 under review, and 1 pending, reflecting a significant surge in mining activities under recent governments.