Gold Mining Strategy

ATP has based our strategy around the Minerals and Mining Laws that govern foreign mining exploration and development companies.  We are developing joint venture relationships with small scale mine concession holders in Ghana.  Our focus is on small scale mine concessions.  These mining regions are well documented to be rich in Gold deposits.

ATP will arrange to provide mining equipment to small scale miners in exchange for their commitment to sell their Gold production to us.

The Minerals and Mining Law restricts the exploitation of industrial minerals to Ghanaians. Small-scale gold mining remains the only form available to ordinary Ghanaians. Artisanal gold mining may employ some 40,000 people, particularly in the dry season when there is little farming. The income from small-scale mining is more likely to be retained in the rural economy and the subsector's growth could also stimulate the development of small and medium manufacturers of equipment.

The World Bank has funded a program for improving small-scale gold mining through the provision of improved geological information, the strengthening of supervisory institutions, equipment supply schemes, the development of environmental guidelines and standards, and a financing, marketing and regulatory framework.