Minerals and Mining (Licensing) Regulations 2012 (LI 2176)
Regulation 199
(1) The requirements and procedures for amendment, division, merger, transfer or assignment, mortgage, and surrender of a mining lease are, subject to the appropriate modifications, the same as the requirements and procedures for amendment, division, merger, transfer or assignment, mortgage and surrender of a prospecting licence under these Regulations.
(2) Subject to subregulation (1),
(a) an application for amendment of a mining lease shall be as set out in Form Fifty-One of the First Schedule;
(b) a notice of the grant of the amendment shall be as set out in Form Fifty-Two of the First Schedule;
(c) an application for division of a mining lease shall be as set out in Form Fifty-Three of the First Schedule;
(d) a notice of the grant of the division shall be as set out in Form Fifty-Four of the First Schedule;
(e) an application for merger of mining leases shall be as set out in Form Fifty-Five of the First Schedule;
(f) a notice of the grant of the merger shall be as set out in Form Fifty-Six of the First Schedule;
(g) an application for transfer or assignment of a mining lease shall be as set out in Form Fifty-Seven of the First Schedule;
(h) a notice of the approval of the transfer or assignment shall be as set out in Form Fifty-Eight of the First Schedule;
(i) an application for mortgage of a mining lease shall be as set out in Form Fifty-Nine of the First Schedule;
(j) a notice of the approval of the mortgage shall be as set out in Form Sixty of the First Schedule;
(k) an application for surrender of a mining lease shall be as set out in Form Sixty-One of the First Schedule;
(l) a notice of the approval of the surrender shall be as set out in Form Sixty-Two of the First Schedule;
(m) the certificate of surrender shall be as set out in Form SixtyThree of the First 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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