Northern Ashanti Mines Company Limited has filed an injunction application seeking to stop a government takeover of its Konongo concession, warning that about $110 million in committed expenditure is at risk.
The application, filed at the Commercial Division of the High Court in Accra, seeks to restrain the Minerals Commission and the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources from taking possession of the mine or reallocating it to third parties.
The company wants the restrictions to remain in place until the court determines its challenge to the termination of its mining lease. The Attorney-General is also named as a respondent.
In a supporting affidavit, Administrative Manager Jonathan Adongo alleges that Minerals Commission officials, accompanied by military personnel, visited the mine on October 22, 2026.
He says they ordered the company, its staff and workers to vacate the mine, offices and residential accommodation by midday that day.
The company argues that any takeover before the court determines the legality of the lease termination would threaten its investment, equipment and operations.
“The threatened military takeover is imminent, and I humbly pray this Honourable Court to hear this application with urgency,” Mr Adongo states.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com
