{
  "id": 16525987,
  "title": "Northern Ashanti Mines seeks injunction to block government takeover of $110m mine investment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/northern-ashanti-mines-seeks-injunction-to-block-government-takeover-16525987",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-25T21:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
    "slug": "joy-business",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/northern-ashanti-mines-seeks-injunction-to-block-government-takeover-of-110m-mine-investment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Northern Ashanti Mines Limited, a wholly Ghanaian-owned company, has filed an injunction seeking to prevent the government from taking over its Konongo gold mine concession. The company, which has committed $110 million in expenditures, claims the takeover would jeopardize its operations and assets. The Minerals Commission and the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources are named as respondents in the lawsuit.\n\nAdministrative Manager Jonathan Adongo alleges that officials from the Minerals Commission, accompanied by military personnel, forcibly visited the mine on October 22, 2026, demanding the immediate evacuation of staff, workers, and equipment. The company maintains it renewed its mining lease with the government in February 2023 for 13 years, covering 125 square kilometers. It has invested over $83.34 million in the mine and recently secured a $30 million loan for a gold processing plant, though only 50% complete.\n\nThe company disputes the Minerals Commission's claim that it breached its lease agreement, asserting it received no notice of any violations and was never given a chance to rectify alleged issues. The company is asking the court to halt any security deployments meant to enforce the government's takeover plans and to prevent the transfer or granting of mineral rights over the concession.",
  "summary": "Northern Ashanti Mines Limited Company 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.",
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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."
}