Minerals and Mining (Licensing) Regulations 2012 (LI 2176)
Regulation 226
(1) The requirements and procedures for amendment, enlargement or reduction, transfer or assignment, mortgage and surrender of a small scale mining licence shall be the same as the requirements and procedures for amendment, enlargement or reduction, transfer or assignment, mortgage and surrender of a prospecting licence under these Regulations, subject to the appropriate modifications.
(2) Subject to subregulation (1),
(a) an application for amendment of a small scale mining licence shall be as set out in Form Seventy-Two of the First Schedule;
(b) a notice of the grant of the amendment shall be as set out in Form Seventy-Three of the First Schedule;
(c) an application for reduction or enlargement of a small scale mining licence shall be as set out in Form Seventy-Four of the First Schedule;
(d) a notice of the grant of the reduction or enlargement shall be as set out in Form Seventy-Five of the First Schedule;
(e) an application for transfer or assignment of a small scale mining licence shall be as set out in Form Seventy-Six of the First Schedule;
(f) a notice of the approval of the transfer or assignment shall be as set out in Form Seventy-Seven of the First Schedule;
(g) an application for mortgage of a small scale mining licence shall be as set out in Form Seventy-Eight of the First Schedule;
(h) a notice of the approval of the mortgage shall be as set out in Form Seventy-Nine of the First Schedule;
(i) an application for surrender of a small scale mining licence shall be as set out in Form Eighty of the First Schedule;
(j) a notice of the approval of the surrender shall be as set out in Form Eighty-One of the First Schedule;
(k) the certificate of surrender shall be as set out in Form EightyTwo of the First Schedule.
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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