Minerals And Mining (General) Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2173)
Regulation 14 ”Obligations of holder of prospecting licence
The holder of a prospecting licence shall:
(a) commence prospecting operations within three months or within any other further period
specified in the licence, after the date of issue of the licence and shall supply, at least once in every
three months, copies of the records required in these Regulations to the Commission;
(b) carry on prospecting operations in accordance with the programme of prospecting operations;
(c) give notice to the Commission in writing of the discovery of the mineral to which that holder's
prospecting licence relates within a period of thirty days after the discovery;
(d) give notice to the Commission of the discovery of any other mineral deposit of possible economic value or otherwise within a period of thirty days after the discovery;
(e) backfill or otherwise make safe any excavation made during the course of the prospecting
operations, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Commission;
(f) permanently preserve or otherwise make safe any borehole in the manner directed by the
Commission and surrender to Government without compensation the boreholes and any water
rights in respect of the bore holes after the termination;
(g) unless the Commission otherwise directs, remove, within sixty days after the expiry or
termination of the licence, any camp, temporary building or machinery erected or installed by the
holder, and repair or otherwise make good any damage to the surface of the ground occasioned by
the removal, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Environmental Protection Agency and the
Commission; and
(h) subject to the conditions of the licence and the provisions of section 37 of the Act, expend on
prospecting, in accordance with the programme of prospecting operations, not less than the amount
specified in the prospecting licence.
Procedure to Follow
A list of 8 products have been identified (Lime, grinding media, HDPE and PVC pipes, cement and cement products, tyre-retreading, general and special lubricants, explosives and caustic soda)
Conditional on plan for training and employment of staff
Not available except in small-scale mining which is reserved for nationals
Firms must apply for an immigration quota for expatriates, with the ability to adjust the quota in certain circumstance
Procurement bids for goods or services with highest level of Ghanaian participation to be given preference, where bids are within 2% of each other on price
Firms must submit training place in view of replacement of expatriate staff.
Firms must state how they intend to train Ghanaians to replace expatriates within a specified time-frame if available
Firms with an approved localization programme must submit an annual report to the Commission showing the level of compliance with the program. Firms must submit reports semi-annually on the implementation of the procurement plan.
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36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra
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- GPS: GA-110-0371
- Telephone: 030 277 1318
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