Management of Adamus Resources Limited underlines its unalloyed commitment to addressing the interests and concerns of the local communities in the Nzema area of the Western Region.
It assured under no circumstances will the company shirk its responsibilities to these communities.
It bears emphasizing that Adamus is a fully owned and run Ghanaian company.
This ownership structure should ignite nationalistic pride, and not unrestrained confrontation.
In view of this, Adamus flatly rejects certain media reports it has leased parts of its concessions to foreign entities.
The specific allegation that the company has bypassed local interests is bereft of any grain of truth.
Adamus currently employs a considerable number of local people from the communities.
In excess of 60% of its workforce come from the immediate communities, one of the highest in the industry.
In all, we employ more than three thousand Ghanaians in our group of companies.
Adamus pledges to scale up this number in Nzema and other mining areas as it ramps up its operations.
In response to the persistent demand and nagging unemployment issues in the area, Adamus has granted hundreds of acres of its concessions to the local communities since it assumed operations in 2017.
The beneficiaries include Nkroful Small Scale Mining Association ( 25 acres), Akomu Small Scale Mining Association ( 50 acres at Nvuma ) and Apataim community, amongst others.
Credible sources indicate that the reported demonstration was staged by illegal miners masquerading as community representatives.
Long before their attention- seeking spectacle , discussions had been ongoing with relevant stakeholders to release more concessions to the local communities in line with the company’s community mining and social license objectives.
We respectfully advise that any genuinely aggrieved persons follow lawful avenues to express their concerns rather than confrontation.
Adamus Resources Limited is willing and ready to discuss and help resolve all the legitimate issues of the mining communities within the confines of the law, and in consonance with its corporate social responsibility.