Minerals and Mining (Licensing) Regulations 2012 (LI 2176)
Regulation 91
(1) Within five days after recording an application in the Priority Register, the Commission shall review the application to ensure that
(a) the area applied for is correctly identified and the co-ordinates supplied are consistent with the geographic and geometric rules prescribed in these Regulations;
(b) the documentation required is complete and valid;
(c) the applicant is a body incorporated under the Companies Act,1963 (Act 179) or the Incorporated Private Partnerships Act, 1962 (Act 152) or registered under any other enactment in force;
(d) the area applied for does not conflict with other mineral rights, pending applications, reserved areas, restricted areas, protected areas or designated areas;
(e) the area applied for does not exceed seven hundred and fifty cadastral units or one hundred and fifty-seven and a half square kilometres;
(f) the expenditure proposed in the work programme is in accordance with the minimum expenditure requirement specified in regulation 4(2);
(g) the area applied for does not fall within part of or all of the area over which the applicant's previous application has been revoked in accordance with regulation 98, unless one hundred and eighty days have passed since the revocation;
(h) the applicant is not applying for an area that has been relinquished by the applicant, unless one hundred and eighty days have passed since the relinquishment; and
(i) in the case of an application for a restricted prospecting licence, the applicant is a citizen, or where the applicant is not a citizen, the proposed investment is at least ten million United States dollars.
(2) Where an application does not comply with the provisions in subregulation (1), the Commission shall give notice accordingly to the applicant within five days after the review, as set out in Form Three of the First Schedule, and the applicant shall correct the errors or provide the information required within ten days from the date of notice.
Procedure to Follow
Submit Your Application
Once you have filled and gathered all the required documents you will have to submit it at the district office.
It takes 5 days to review the application. The next 5 days is for notification of errors.
Submission To Mineral Titles Department (MTD)
10 days after registration, the district office shall submit the application to MTD.
MTD review the application in 10 days and records it in the priority register
MTD Publishes In The Gazette
15 days after recording, MTD publishes in the gazette, notify chiefs, traditional authorities etc. through the Commission's District Offices.
Application Dossier
Within ten (10) days after publication, District Office shall submit application dossier to MTD for appropriate recommendation to Minister
Minister Takes Decision
Once you have completed these steps you are ready to start your business.
You need to renew your license every three (3) years.
Approval / Rejected
21 days notification to applicant and Fees payable if approved.
Reasons are given if rejected.
Applicable Fees
Within 60 days, applicant pays applicable fees and gives notice of acceptance of the grant to Minister and Commission in writing.
License
Minister on proof of payment of applicable fees, issues licence to applicant within 30 days after the date of acceptance of the grant....
Responsible Institution
36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra
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- Telephone: 030 277 1318
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