Tag: lithium
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Bright Simons Questions Government’s Good Faith in Ghana’s Lithium Deal
Background of the Ghana-Lithium Agreement Ghana has been positioning itself to become a key player in the West African lithium sector, signaling ambitions to move downstream from mining to refining and battery-component manufacturing. The government’s agreement with Atlantic Lithium—an arrangement described by officials as a catalyst for local value addition and job creation—has drawn intense…
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Ghana Lithium Deal Under Scrutiny as Bright Simons Questions Government’s Good Faith
Background: Ghana’s push into lithium and local refining Ghana has signaled a determined shift toward becoming a significant player in Africa’s lithium sector. The deal with Atlantic Lithium, a major mining company, raised hopes that the country could leverage its mineral wealth to spur industrial development, create local jobs, and support downstream refining. Yet questions…
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Bright Simons questions government’s good faith in Ghana’s lithium deal with Atlantic Lithium
Background: A high-stakes lithium deal in Ghana Ghana’s push into lithium mining has captured national attention as authorities seek to turn a global battery metal into a homegrown industry. At the center of the debate is a deal with Atlantic Lithium, a company positioning itself to unlock Ghana’s lithium reserves. The agreement, paired with government…
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Scale Mining Royalties for Price Gains: Understanding the 2025 Regulations
Overview of the 2025 Mineral Royalty Regulations Parliament is considering the Minerals and Mining Royalty Regulations, 2025, a landmark move to introduce variable, price-responsive royalty bands across minerals such as gold, lithium, and other key resources. The proposed framework aims to ensure that governments capture a fair share of profits when commodity prices surge, while…
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Scaling Mining Royalties to Capture Price Gains: A Look at the 2025 Regulations
Introduction: A shift toward price-responsive royalties The government’s Minerals and Mining Royalty Regulations, 2025 propose a significant shift in how royalties are applied to gold, lithium, and other mineral resources. By introducing variable, price-responsive royalty bands, the regime aims to capture gains when commodity prices rise, while still ensuring a fair return for the state…
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Scale Mining Royalties to Capture Price Gains: How the 2025 Regulations Reshape Resource Rewards
New 2025 Regulations Aim to Capture Price Gains Across Key Minerals The government has introduced the Minerals and Mining Royalty Regulations, 2025, a regulatory framework designed to scale mining royalties in response to price movements for gold, lithium, and other essential minerals. The new instrument formalizes variable royalty bands that adjust as global and domestic…
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Africa’s Bet on Keeping Green Wealth At Home: Policies to Localize Mineral Value
Introduction: Africa’s minerals and the global green transition As global demand for clean energy accelerates, Africa sits on a goldmine of minerals essential to the green transition—cobalt, lithium, manganese, and more. The challenge is not merely extracting these resources but ensuring the continent captures more value from its own wealth. A growing number of African…
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Africa Keeps Green Wealth Home: Policies to Retain Minerals
Africa’s Green Wealth: Policy Shifts to Retain Value As the world accelerates its shift to clean energy, Africa sits atop vast reserves of the minerals crucial to this transition—cobalt, lithium, manganese, and more. These metals power batteries for electric vehicles, grid storage, and a host of green technologies. In response, several African governments are rolling…
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How Africa Is Turning Green Wealth Into Local Prosperity: Policies to Keep the Value at Home
Why Africa Wants to Keep Green Wealth Local As the world pivots toward electric vehicles and renewable energy, metals like cobalt, lithium, and manganese are in high demand. Africa holds some of the world’s largest reserves of these minerals, making the continent a pivotal player in the global green transition. Yet for many years, the…
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Mining firms embrace bumper investor interest from the Middle East
Gulf States turn to critical minerals as a growth lever Mining executives are witnessing a sharp upswing in investor interest from the Middle East, a trend that aligns with regional ambitions to diversify economies and participate more deeply in the global supply chain for critical minerals. From copper and lithium to nickel, cobalt and the…