Minerals and Mining (Licensing) Regulations 2012 (LI 2176)
Regulation 204.
(1) The District Office of the Commission shall within five days after recording an application in the Priority Register, review the application to ensure that
(a) the documents required are complete and valid;
(b) the area applied for is correctly identified and the co-ordinates supplied are consistent with the geographic and geometric rules prescribed in these Regulations;
(c) the area applied for does not conflict with other mineral rights, pending applications, reserved areas, or restricted areas;
(d) the area applied for does not exceed twelve small scale cadastral units or 10.2 hectares or 25.2 acres;
(e) a form of national identification of the individual such as a passport, voter identity card, or a national identity card has been submitted;
(f) where the applicant is not an individual, certified copies of documents of incorporation or documents showing registration as a cooperative society under an enactment in force; and
(g) the applicable fees have been duly paid by the applicant.
(2) Where an application does not comply with subregulation (1), the District Office of the Commission shall, if applicable, 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 the notice .
(3) Where an application satisfies the criteria specified in subregulation (1), the District Office of the Commission shall submit within ten days after registration, the information relating to the application to the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission, and that Department shall within ten days review and accept or reject the application.
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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- Website: https://www.mincom.gov.gh/
- GPS: GA-110-0371
- Telephone: 030 277 1318
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