The YIMPRO Mines will be legally covered by the statutes that established the National Youth Employment Program. The small-scale mining permits which will be procured from the Ghana Minerals Commission will provide the license for the legal operations of the YIMPROMO mines. It is expected that a new small scale mining law will oblige the Mineral Commission to concede rich mining areas with placer
deposits for the exclusive use of the YIMPROMO program and the small scale mining permit will allow only Ghanaians who are interested in mining to have the right to work on such concessions. Only Ghanaians and Ghanaian owned cooperatives or associations must be allowed to work in the mines and local residents in the mining communities must be given priority. Legal provisions for mining concessions must be reviewed regularly so that appropriate legislations can be directed on regular bases to improve the performances of these mines and grow them to desirable standards in the shortest time possible.
