The Mineral Commission has prescribed procedures to govern the exportation of gold by Licensed Gold Exporters (LGE) other than the holders of mining leases.
A statement issued in Accra by the Commission said
these measures shall be in force until substituted by other procedures that may
subsequently be prescribed.
It said whoever intends to export gold shall
inform the Precious Minerals Marketing Company Limited (PMMC) in writing of its
export plans at least two working days before the planned weekly export.
It said the LGE shall submit the gold ore to be
assayed by PMMC at a designated assay centre, together with all declaration
documents, Packing List and Invoice.
It said the PMMC shall determine the gold content
of the gold ore presented by the exporter, using the appropriate assay method
as agreed by the LGEs, Minerals Commission and the PMMC.
“The PMMC shall prepare a report of analysis of
the gold ore presented by the LGE and issue copies instantly to the Bank of
Ghana, the Ghana Revenue Authority Custom Officer stationed at the Assay Centre
and the Minerals Commission,” it added.
It said the PMMC shall provide invoice for the LGE
in respect of the assay at the agreed rate of 0.1 per cent of the value of gold
assayed and the exporter shall pay same to PMMC.
The statement said the payment of this fee was
without prejudice to any fee that may be charged by the Minerals Commission.
It said all Gold Buying Agents of the PMMC, prior
to this publication, may continue to use their permits until the expiry of the
present term of the permit and same shall not be renewed by the PMMC upon
expiry.
It said such Gold Buying Agents should immediately
contact the Minerals Commission for further directions regarding the use of
their permits.
The statement said the GRA Customs Official at the
Assay Centre shall inspect and supervise the sealing of the assayed gold ore
with the Customs Division’s seal and endorse the Customs Declaration Form.
The sealing of the assayed gold ore by the Customs
Official shall be done in the presence of an authorized representative of the
Assay Centre, who shall also affix the seal of the PMMC Assay Centre at the
same time.
It said under no condition shall gold ore be
exported by LGE without the seals of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue
Authority and the Government designated laboratory like PMMC accompanied with
full documentation.
It said all LGEs shall submit monthly returns to
Minerals Commission in accordance with the terms and conditions of their
licence agreements.
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