Minerals And Mining Act, 2006 (ACT 703) As amended
Section 37: (1) The holder of a prospecting licence may in the exercise of the rights under the licence, enter upon land to which the licence relates to
(a) prospect for the mineral in respect of which the licence is granted,
(b) make boreholes and excavations that may be necessary for the prospecting purposes,
(c) erect camps and put up temporary buildings necessary for the prospecting operations, and
(d) conduct other activity ancillary or incidental to the prospecting.
(2) The holder of a prospecting licence shall
(a) commence prospecting operation within three months after the date of the issue of the licence, or at a time specified by the Minister,
(b) demarcate and keep demarcated the prospecting area in the pre-scribed manner,
(c) carry on prospecting operation in accordance with the programme of prospecting operations,
(el) notify the Minister through the Commission, of any discovery of minerals to which the prospecting licence relates within a period of thirty days from the date of the discovery,
(e) notify the Minister through the Commission of the discovery of a mineral deposit which is of possible economic value within a period of thirty days from the date of the discovery,
(f) fill back or otherwise make safe to the satisfaction of the Commission a borehole or excavation made during the course of prospecting operations,
(g) unless the Commission otherwise stipulates, remove within sixty days from the date of the expiration of the prospecting licence a camp, temporary building or machinery erected or installed and make good to the satisfaction of the Commission damage to the surface of the ground occasioned by the removal,
(h) subject to the condition of the prospecting licence, expend on prospecting not less than the amount specified in the prospecting licence, and (i) submit reports of other documents to persons at prescribed intervals and supporting documents containing required information.
(3) Moneys required to be spent under subsection (2) (h) and which are not yet spent shall be a debt to the Republic and recoverable from the holder in the Court.
(4) The holder of a prospecting licence shall to the satisfaction of the Minister, keep full and accurate records of the prospecting operations showing particulars that the Minister may prescribe.
Procedure to Follow
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Responsible Institution
36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra
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- Website: https://www.mincom.gov.gh/
- GPS: GA-110-0371
- Telephone: 030 277 1318
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