{
  "id": 10714057,
  "title": "President Mahama puts mining firms on notice over 2030 raw mineral ore export ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/president-mahama-puts-mining-firms-on-notice-over-2030-raw-mineral-10714057",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T14:20:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
    "slug": "joy-business",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/president-mahama-puts-mining-firms-on-notice-over-2030-raw-mineral-ore-export-ban/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President John Mahama has reiterated Ghana's commitment to cease exporting raw mineral ores by 2030 during a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. Mining firms must begin processing ores locally as part of new rules mandating more gold refinement within the country. Ghana currently mines gold, bauxite, manganese, and diamonds, with plans to become a lithium producer. Mahama first announced the 2030 deadline in February at an Accra Reset event in Addis Ababa. His administration has since raised royalties, increased state ownership of gold output, made local refining compulsory for some exports, and taken a tougher stance on lease renewals. The 2030 deadline, though ending during Mahama's presidency, will be enforced by his successor. The ban has not yet been codified into law, with the relevant Minerals and Mining Bill still pending. Large-scale gold miners already partially comply, smelting ore into doré before export. Manganese and bauxite, exported primarily as ore, could face more direct impact.",
  "summary": "President John Mahama has renewed Ghana's pledge to stop exporting raw mineral ore by 2030, telling mining companies to begin processing locally as new rules requiring more of the country's gold to be refined at home take hold.",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "President Mahama puts mining firms on notice over 2030 raw mineral ore export ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/president-mahama-puts-mining-firms-on-notice-over-2030-raw-mineral",
        "published": "2026-09-29T14:20:31.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}