Small-Scale Gold Mining Law, 1989 (PNDCL 218)
Section 19: (1) Any person who buys or sells gold without a licence granted under this law or without a valid authority granted under an enactment for the time being in force shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding 05 million or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
(2) Any person who -
(a) without a licence granted by the Secretary undertakes any small-scale gold mining operation contrary to subsection (1) of section 1 of this Law; or
(b) acts in contravention of any other provision of this Law in respect of which an offence has not been prescribed,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding C2 million or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
(3) A court before which any person is convicted under this Law may in addition to any penalty that it may impose order the forfeiture to the State of the gold or other mineral in respect of which the offence was committed.
(4) Where an alien is convicted of an offence under this Law he shall after paying the fine or serving any imprisonment imposed on him, be liable to deportation under section 13 of the Aliens Act, 1963 (Act 160).
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
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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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