Minerals and Mining (Licensing) Regulations 2012 (LI 2176)
Regulation 4
(1) Application fees and fees that relate to mineral rights and other matters are payable as specified in the Second Schedule.
(2) For the purpose of these Regulations, the minimum expenditure required to be incurred by a holder in an operation under a reconnaissance or prospecting licence for each cadastral unit or twenty-one hectares, is ten times the value of the annual mineral right fees as specified in the Second Schedule.
(3) An annual mineral right fee payable under these Regulations shall be paid not later than ninety days before the expiration of each anniversary of the mineral right.
(4) A fee, expenditure or other payment required to be paid or made under these Regulations and which is not yet paid or made within the period specified in sub regulation (3) shall be a debt owed to the Republic and recoverable by the Commission from the holder in Court.
(5) Where a fee, expenditure or other payment required to be paid or made under these Regulations is not paid or not made within the stipulated period, the mineral right shall be terminated.
(6) Despite the provision in these Regulations for rejection of an application in relation to a mineral right made later than the specified period, the Commission may, subject to reasonable explanation provided by the applicant, accept an application made after the specified period but not later than ten days before the expiration of the mineral right.
(7) An application accepted under sub regulation (6) is subject to the payment of fees as specified in the Second 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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