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Mercury Law,1989(Pndcl 217)

Section 5—Offences and Punishment.
Any small-scale miner who —
(a)  sells or deals in mercury;
(b) is found to be in possession of more mercury than he reasonably requires for his mining operations; or
(c) does not observe good mining practices in the use of mercury for his mining operations,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding ¢2,000,000.00 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

Subject : Small scale mining  

Procedure to Follow


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Responsible Institution


Minerals Commission

36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra

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