RE: At long last ML on the Map24 Feb 2025 12:40
From the Ministry of Minerals Mining Commission
Detail of 2.2.3 Conditions and Procedures for Issuance of SMLs and MLs
MLs are issued for the periods of 10 years to individual, company of cooperate at the area where the applicant applied to conduct mining.
For SMLs, the issuance period depends on estimated life of ore body indicated in feasibility study or requested period by the applicant as per section 43 of the Mining Act, Cap 123.
Procedures and conditions are as tabulated in the table 3 below:
Sn. Procedure Condition
1 Applicant to identify suitable area. Map: Geological information/Site Plan; Scale – 1:50,000.
2 Complete Application Form and submit to the Mining Commission (online and/or Hard copies). •Coordinates Arc, 1960 datum;
•Application should be accompanied with payments of application fee; and
•Individual: Full name and citizenship, postal and physical address, recent passport size, copy of identity card in case of Foreigner attach with a resident permit and work permit.
3 Application to be processed, reviewed and evaluated.
Financial and Technical capability;
•Applicant should not be a default
•Local Content Plan;
•Integrity Pledge;
•Applicant should not exceed threshold of 20 PLs or a total of 2,000Km2;
•Applied area must be free of licence or other application of mineral right.
4 Application to be recommended and accepted for grant
Letter of Offer and preparation fee to be paid.
5 Application of SML to be approved by the Cabinet Cabinet Approval
6 Licence to be issued First annual rent to be paid
7 Mineral right holder to seek consent to lawful surface right holder and LGAs to enter the area. Consent to be granted.
If the licence holder is not given permission by the surface right holder for no apparent reason, the Minister in consultation with the Mining Commission has the authority to allow the licence holder to conduct exploration or mining (Section 95 of the Mining Act, Chapter 123
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