Liberia News: Mines Ministry To Launch Mineral Sector Working Groups

By Perry B. Zordyu

Liberia-The Ministry of Mines and Energy is expected to launch the Mineral Sector Working Group for stakeholders of the mineral and other extractive industrial institutions.

The working Group will also provide a non-regulatory but comprehensive guidance, and oversight on cross-cutting issues relating to management of the mineral sector.

The release further stated that the MSWG focuses on enhancing policy and regulatory frameworks, ensuring environmental conservation, and fostering better relations between the government through the Ministry of Mines and Energy and other industry actors as well as the Ministry’s secretariat plan to coordinate the activities of the Mineral Sector Working Group with a mandate to facilitate a constructive dialogue within the Mineral Sector.

The launch will foster coordination and advance strategies for a more sustainable and vibrant mining sector for the country’s natural resources.

The Mines Sector Working Group, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, will work cohesively with all sector members to promote partnership among various government institutions, and groups interested in the environment, health, human rights and gender-based issues to support rural livelihood, raise revenue for the Government, improve people’s communities and sustainable mining sector in Liberia. 

During the launch, Mines and Energy Minister, Wilmot Paye who chairs the newly established working group will launch the working group and Senate’s Chair on Mines and Energy Simeon Taylor will serve as the keynote speaker.

Since the ascendancy of Wilmont Paye as Minister, he has been instrumental in the formation of the Ministry thus organizing and coordinating several technical sessions at the Ministry in order to provide consensus amongst all sector stakeholders.

The Mineral Sector Working Group is expected to take place this Friday, October 18 at the Ministry’s compound in Monrovia.