Small-Scale Gold Mining Law, 1989 (PNDCL 218)
Section 8: (1) The Minerals Commission shall for the purposes of monitoring small-scale gold mining operations establish in an area designated as a small-scale gold mining operation area under subsection (1) of section 77 of the Minerals and Mining Law, 1986 (PNDCL 153), a Centre to be known as the District Small-Scale Gold Mining Centre (hereafter in this Law referred to as the ("District Centre").
(2) A District Centre shall in respect of its designated area have the following functions:
(a) compile a register of all small-scale gold miners and prospective small-scale gold miners specifying such particulars as may be determined by the Secretary;
(b) supervise and monitor the operation and activities of the small-scale gold miners and prospective small-scale gold miners;
(c) advise and provide such training facilities and assistance as may be necessary for effective and efficient small-scale gold mining operations;
(d) submit to the Minerals Commission in such form and at such intervals as may be directed by the Commission, reports or other documents and information on small-scale gold mining activities within the District.
Procedure to Follow
- Submit your application
Fill and gather all required documents necessary for your application, submit at the district office.
It takes 5 days to renew the application and another 5 days to notify errors.
N.B: Forms are available to the public on Minerals Commission website.
Submit to Mineral Titles Department (MTD).
The district office shall submit the application to the MTD in 10 days.
MTD reviews the application in 10 days and records it in the priority register - Publish in Gazette
Once the application has been submitted, it is published in a Gazette (newspaper) to notify the stakeholders.
For Small-Scale mining, within 10 days after publication the district office shall submit an application dossier to MTD for appropriate recommendation to the minister. - Stakeholders
Once published stakeholders have 21 days to submit concerns about the application. - Commission considers Application
The commission considers the application and recommends it to the honorable minister.
This takes 30 days. - Minister takes Decision
The Hon. Minister within 60 days takes a decision on the application. - Approval/Rejected
In 21 days, applicants are notified of the status of the application and fees payable if approved. If the application is rejected, reasons are communicated to the applicant. - Applicable Fees
Applicant pays applicable fees and gives notice of acceptance to the Minister and the commission in writing.
This is done within 60 days. - License
The minister upon receiving proof of payment of applicable fees grants a license to the applicant within 30 days after the date of acceptance
Responsible Institution
36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra
- Email:
- Website: https://www.mincom.gov.gh/
- GPS: GA-110-0371
- Telephone: 030 277 1318
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