Minerals sector still has huge investment opportunities -- Toni Aubynn

The Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Dr. Toni Aubynn has reiterated that the country’s mineral sector still holds potential for investors who want to venture into mining.

He said the sector abounds with lesser-known minerals which have not been fully explored and exploited such as kaolin, solar salt, clay, marble, mica, limestone, iron ore, zinc among others.

He further hinted that recent airborne geophysical findings in Ghana have indicated the occurrence of some additional minerals: including copper, barite, phosphates, uranium, lead, chromite and columbite.

Dr. Aubynn said this when the former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak visited the Minerals Commission on an investment mission to Ghana.

Dr. Aubynn assured that Ghana is a safe haven for investment and that the mining sector has clear guidelines and laws that regulate the industry to ensure sustainable exploitation of the country’s minerals in line with international best practices.

Mr. Barak said he is interested in investing in Ghana’s minerals sector due to the opportunities and potentials available, as well as the country’s democratic credentials.

He thanked the Minerals Commission for giving him an insight into the minerals sector, and was hopeful that at the end his tour a business decision will be made for him to invest in Ghana.

The former Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Ehud Barak, is visiting the country for the first time and is already excited about the country’s investment prospects.