SCHEDULES:
- First Schedule
- Second Schedule
- Third Schedule
- Fifth Schedule
First Schedule - Fees
Table 1: Licence and Related Fees / Charges
No | Fee Category | Licence Category | Amount |
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1 | New Application | Reconnaissance | $500 |
2 | Renewal | Reconnaissance | $500 |
3 | New Application | Exploration | $500 |
4 | Renewal | Exploration | $500 |
5 | New Application | Small Scale | $1,000 |
6 | Renewal | Small Scale | $1,000 |
7 | Annual Licence Fee | Small Scale | $800/ha |
8 | Citizen Corporative Mines Manager Certificate | Small Scale | Le1,000,000 |
9 | Non-Citizen Corporative Mines Managers Certificate | Small Scale | $1,000 |
10 | Dredge Permit | Small Scale | $10,000 |
11 | Alluvial Diamond Exporter’s Licence | Exporter, plus 7 Agents per (inclusive of two Free Agents (Full Year) | $35,000 |
12 | Alluvial Diamond Exporter’s Licence | Exporter, (Half Year) | $30,000 |
13 | Alluvial Diamond Exporter’s Agent Certificate | Exporter Agent (Full Year) | $6,000 |
14 | Alluvial Diamond Exporter’s Agent Certificate | Exporter Agent (Half Year) | $4,000 |
15 | Non – Citizen Alluvial Diamond Dealer’s Licence | $7,000 | |
16 | Ecowas Citizen Diamond Dealers Agents Licence | $3,000 | |
17 | Citizen Diamond Dealers Agents Licence | $2,500 | |
18 | Ecowas Citizen Diamond Dealers Agents Certificate | $1,500 | |
19 | Citizen Diamond Dealers Agents Certificate | $1,000 | |
20 | Monitoring Fee | Diamond Dealers | $500 |
21 | Rehabilitation Fee | Diamond Dealers | $400 |
22 | Alluvial Gold Exporter’s Licence | Exporter (Full year) | $7,500 |
23 | Alluvial Gold Exporters Agent Certificate | USD 3,000 | |
24 | Non-Citizens Gold Dealers Licence | USD 1,000 | |
25 | Ecowas citizens Gold Dealers Licence | USD 750 | |
26 | Citizens Gold Dealers Licence | Le 750,000 | |
27 | Ecowas citizen Gold Dealers Agents Certificate | Le 500,000 | |
28 | Citizen Gold Dealers Agents Cert | Le 300,000 | |
29 | Monitoring fee(Non-citizen) Gold Dealers | $400 | |
30 | Rehabilitation fee ( non-citizen) gold Dealers | $400 | |
31 | Monitoring fee (citizen) | Le 675,000 | |
32 | Rehabilitation fee (citizen) | Le 675,000 | |
33 | Industrial and Sand Based Exporters Licence | Exporter | $5,000 |
34 | Exporters Agents Certificate | $2,500 | |
35 | Non-citizen Dealers Licence | $1,500 | |
36 | Ecowas citizen Dealers Licence | $500 | |
37 | Citizens Dealers Licence | Le 750,000 | |
38 | Ecowas citizen Dealers Agents Cert. | Le 500,000 | |
39 | Citizen Dealers Agents certificate | Le 300,000 | |
40 | Monitoring fee (non-citizen) | Industrial Sand Based Dealers | $400 |
41 | Rehabilitation fee (non-citizen) | Industrial Sand Based Dealers | $400 |
42 | Monitoring fee (Citizen) | Industrial Sand Based Dealers | Le 675,000 |
43 | Rehabilitation Fee (Citizen) | Industrial Sand Based Dealers | Le 675,000 |
44 | Blasting Licence fee | Large scale | $20,000 |
45 | Blasting Licence fee | Small scale | $10,000 |
46 | Blasters certificate (non-citizen) | $5,000 | |
47 | Blasters certificate (Citizen) | Le 2,500,000 | |
48 | Monitoring Fees to all Industrial Licences (large scale, small scale, Exploration & Reconnaissance) | 10% of Annual Licence Fees |
Table 2: Fees for Mapping and Information Access
NO | TYPE OF INFORMATION | FEE |
---|---|---|
1 | Access to browse open-file reports (paper and/or digital copies | $10 per half day |
2 | Inspection of the Cadastral survey map of mineral rights and applications | Free |
3 | Supply of GPS coordinates or copy of part of the cadastral map | $10 |
4 | Access to inspect the register of mineral rights & Application, etc. (pursuant to section 49 of the Act | $ 25 per 30 minutes |
5 | Photocopy of open file report (A4 size) | Le 1,000 per page |
6 | Photocopy of map plan (A2 size) | $5 |
7 | Digital copy of open file report (as pdf file on CD or DVD) | $50 per report |
8 | Certificate D22 confirming information relating to a mineral right (section 47 of Act) | $50 per item |
9 | Maps on A0 paper size per unit sheet | $70 |
10 | Maps on A1 paper size per unit sheet | $35 |
11 | Maps on A2 paper size per unit | $30 |
12 | Maps on A3 paper size per unit sheet | $25 |
13 | Maps on A4 paper size per unit sheet | $20 |
14 | Mapping of Client Coordinates (maximum of 10 copies) | $20 |
15 | Bulletins | $120 |
16 | Short papers | $100 |
17 | Memoir | $150 |
18 | Laboratory Service charges (for each sealed package) | $50 |
Table 3: Offenses and Penalties
No | Type of Offence | Penalty |
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20 | Late or non-compliant technical report | $2,000 |
21 | Late or non-compliant audited financial report | $2,000 |
22 | Failure to keep complete technical records | $2,000 |
23 | Late or non-payment of annual charges | 5% per month |
24 | Failure to pay penalty on time | 20% per month |
25 | Failure to notify Minister of substantial changes in ownership | $3,000 |
26 | Failure to comply with official written instruction | $3,000 |
27 | Failure to commence work within limit specified in Act | $3,000 |
28 | Failure to notify Minister when scale mine commences work for permit | $3,000 |
29 | Failure to notify Minister of termination, suspension or reduction of production under large-scale mining Licence | $5,000 |
30 | Failure to submit audited statements of itemized expenditure directly incurred on exploration activities ( 78 (3) of NMA 09) | $40,000 |
31 | Failure to meet minimum expenditure requirement (after first carry forward) NMA 09, Violation of any health and safety provision or failure to follow directives or maintain accident register | $5,000 |
32 | Violation of agreed environmental management programme or failure to carry out rehabilitation or reclamation | $8,000 |
33 | Failure to honour employment and training commitments or requirements of Act | $5,000 |
34 | Any Other breaches not specified above | $ 2,000 to $ 10,000 |
Table 4: Small-scale and Artisanal Mining
No | Fee | Licence Category | Amount |
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1 | Demarcation fee | Artisanal | Le 250,000 |
2 | Artisanal financial Supporters certificate | Artisanal | Le 250,000/acre |
3 | Artisanal Miners sales card | Artisanal | Le 20,000 |
4 | Artisanal & Co-operation Mines Manager certificate | Artisanal | Le 100,000/acre |
5 | Small-scale Monitoring | Small scale | Le 500,000/acre |
6 | Citizen Corporative mines Manager Certificate | Small scale | Le 500,000 |
7 | Non-Citizen Corporative Mines Manager Certificate | Small scale | Le 1,000,000 |
Second Schedule - Application Forms
1. Large-Scale and Small-scale Licenses
2. Artisanal Licenses
3. Others
Third Schedule - Reporting Forms
Form C1: Form to report a mineral discovery
Form C2: Six-monthly report on an exploration licence
Form C3: Form to accompany submission of an annual report on exploration licence
Form C4: Form to accompany submission of an annual report on a reconnaissance licence
Form C5: Weekly progress reports of an airborne survey
Form C6: Form to accompany submission of the results and data of an airborne survey
Form C7: Form to be completed in regard to artisanal mining operations records
Form C8: Form to be completed in regard to artisanal mining operations reports
Form C9: Artisanal mine site inspection
Form C10: Form for recording surveying and demarcation information for artisanal mining operation
Form C11: Form to be completed to record precious mineral sales under artisanal mining licence
Form C12: Form to be completed to record surface rent agreement under artisanal mining licence
Form C13: Environmental management plan in respect to artisanal mining licence
Form C14: Artisanal mining work plan
Form C15: Monthly production report on a small-scale mining operation
Form C16: Form to accompany annual report on a small-scale mining operation
Form C17: Monthly production report on a large-scale mining operation
Form C18: Form to accompany annual report on a large-scale mining operation
Form C19: Form to accompany annual report on environmental management
Form C20: Form to accompany annual report on Community Development activities & expenditures
Form C21: Form for reporting accident under mineral right
Form C22: Monthly report associated with a radioactive minerals permit
Form C23: Form to accompany submission of financial transparency report 3
Form C24: Form to accompany submission of annual report on employment and training
Form C25: Report of change to registered details of a mineral right