Tenable Licence Types

SMALL & LARGE-SCALE MINING LICENSES

1. Small-scale Mining Licence

  • Maximum Area: 200 hectares (2 square kilometer)
  • Duration: 4years
  • Operation: mechanised operations NOT exceeding twenty metres in depth or involving the sinking of shafts, driving of adits, or other various underground openings
  • Approving Body: Application certified by the Minerals Advisory Board (MAB) and approved by Minister.

2. Large-scale Mining Licence

  • Maximum Area: 125 square kilometers
  • Duration: Granted for an initial period of 25years and renewable for 15years period
  • Operation: Any safe & approved mining method
  • Approving Body: Application certified by the Minerals Advisory Board and approved by Minister.
EXPLORATION & RECONNAISSANCE LICENCES

4. Exploration Licence

  • Maximum Area: 175 sq km
  • Duration: Three (3) years initially, 2 years for first renewal.
  • Operation: Testing the mineral bearing qualities of the land, define the extent and determine the economic value of mineral deposits using approved exploration methods as stipulated in the Mines and Minerals Development Act 2022.
  • Approving Body: Application certified by the Minerals Advisory Board and approved by Minister.

5. Reconnaissance Licence

  • Maximum Area: 10,000 Square Kilometers
  • Duration: 1 year and renewable 1 time for year
  • Operation: Surface level sample collection and airborne reconnaissance activities
  • Approving Body
  • Minister’s Approval required for first year. Minerals Advisory Board (MAB) certification required for subsequent year.