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Minerals And Mining (Health, Safety And Technical Regulations, 2012) (L.I. 2182)

Regulation 284

The holder of a mining lease shall where a tailings storage facility at the mine is to be closed,
(a) take measures to prevent meteoric water from infiltrating through the component;
(b) ensure that tailings storage facilities are stabilised in the long term;
(c) establish procedures for initiating final closure activities on the tailings storage facilities including surface re-sloping, capping or covering and construction of diversion ditches; and 
(d) comply with the limit values for tailings storage facility effluents established by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Subject : Health (Mining)  

Procedure to Follow


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Responsible Institution


Minerals Commission

36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra

Online System

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Fees/ charges

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