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The Supreme Court struck down three mining leases held by Exton Cubic Group Limited.
According to the Court of Appeal, their decision was based on the company's non-compliance with the mandatory legal provisions of the Minerals and Mining Act and Article 268 of the Constitution.
The judges also concluded that the granting of 3 mining leases in favor of Exton Cubic violated the Constitution and Section 12 of Law No. 703 of the Minerals and Mining Act.
Supreme Court decision follows High Court decision of February 8, 2019 that Minister of Lands and Natural Resources John Peter Amewu was not entitled to revoke mining licenses granted to Exton Cubic for the prospecting of bauxite.
This led the Attorney General to make an ex parte application to the court of first instance, arguing that the lower court's decision compromised the efficiency of the administration of justice.
Exton Cubic's concession contracts in the Tano Offin Forest Reserve were disputed in August 2017.
Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, ordered the seizure of their equipment, as Exton Cubic is reportedly prospecting without a license on the Nyinahini bauxite concession.
At that time, the mining company had argued that the seizure of vehicles belonging to engineers and planners of Ibrahim Mahama was illegal because it was in possession of three required permits.
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