Atlantic Lithium’s Ewoyaa Mine Nears Permitting Completion as Ghana Parliament Reviews Lease
Australia-based Atlantic Lithium announced on Wednesday that the mining lease for its flagship Ewoyaa lithium project in Ghana has been formally submitted to Parliament for consideration and ratification.
The lease has been referred to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Lands, Forestry and Mines, which will evaluate its terms and issue a recommendation for or against ratification.
Initially granted in October 2023, the mining lease grants Atlantic Lithium exclusive rights to conduct mining and commercial production at the Ewoyaa project for a 15-year period, with the option to renew under Ghanaian law.
With all other regulatory approvals completed, Parliamentary ratification marks the final step in the project’s permitting process.
Once approved, the company will be able to advance funding discussions and finalize offtake agreements for what is expected to become Ghana’s first lithium mine.
The current Parliamentary session began on October 21, and Atlantic Lithium said it remains confident that the ratification will progress in accordance with established procedures.
“We are pleased to note that the Ewoyaa mining lease has been put to Parliament for consideration in the current Parliamentary sitting,” said CEO Keith Muller. “We hope that ratification can swiftly follow, which will serve as a key catalyst for the financing and development of the project.”
Ewoyaa is set to play a central role in Ghana’s emerging lithium industry and is positioned to become the nation’s first producing lithium mine, supplying spodumene concentrate to global battery markets.
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