Minerals and Mining (Health, Safety and Technical Regulations) L.I. 2182
Regulation 472—(1) The holder of a small scale mining licence shall not undertake any activity or carry out any operation within a mining concession if that holder has not submitted an application as set out in Form Thirty-Five of the First Schedule, for approval and the issue of a Small Scale Mining Operating Permit, to the Inspectorate Division.
(2) The Inspectorate Division may approve and issue a Small Scale Mining Operating Permit as set out in Form Thirty-Six of the First Schedule to the applicant if the applicant
(a) submits a plan showing the boundaries of the small scale mining concession; and
(b) submits a plan showing how the applicant intends to carry out the mining operations; and
(c) explains how the applicant intends to rehabilitate the mined area.
(3) The holder of a small scale mining licence may only start operations after the area within the mining concession where that holder intends to start the mining operations has been inspected by the Inspectorate Division on request by the holder.
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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