Ada salt miners vow to resist Electrochem ejection

The salt miners operating on a concession leased to Electrochem Ghana Limited for its salt mining operation have vowed to resist any ejection by the company.

The resistance by the salt miners follows the Ada East District Assembly’s issuance of a final warning to communities around the Songor Lagoon, notifying them to vacate Electrochem’s concession to allow the company to start its operations on January 3, 2024.

The Assembly has, therefore, given the salt miners until today, December 31, 2023, to finally vacate the concession.

According to the Assembly, the Ada East portion of the Songor Lagoon concession was released by the Minerals Commission on October 29, 2020, for a restricted mining lease of salt for 15 years, and was subsequently ratified by Parliament.

However, Electrochem is facing fierce resistance, as residents have vowed to defy the letter issued by the Assembly until the necessary compensation is paid to affected salt miners and residents.

We have taken salt mining as our entrepreneurial job

The company has announced its intention to establish a community salt mine for local miners in Ada East District before commencing its commercial salt mining operations.