Minerals and Mining (Licensing) Regulations 2012 (LI 2176)
Regulation 110
(1) Within twenty-one days after the Minister has approved a recommendation to grant an extension of a prospecting licence to the applicant, the Commission shall, on behalf of the Minister give notice to the applicant of the grant, stating the fees payable in respect of the grant, as set out in Form Twenty-Eight of the First Schedule.
(2) The applicant shall within fifteen days after the date of the notice in subregulation (1), pay the applicable fees to the Commission.
(3) The Minister shall issue the extension to the applicant within fifteen days of the date of payment of the applicable fees.
(4) The grant of the extension shall be by a letter signed by the Minister and addressed to the applicant.
(5) The extension shall be for a term of not more than three years, subject to the terms and conditions of the original licence and to other terms and conditions determined by the Minister.
(6) The letter issued by the Minister shall form part of the terms of the original licence, and where a provision of the licence conflicts with a provision of the letter, the provisions of the letter shall prevail.
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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