Regulations 2—Support service provider(1) A Class A support service provider means a person who provides (a) contract mining services which include topsoil and waste removal, drilling and blasting, excavating and haulage of ore to plant on turnkey basis;(b) mining and ancillary construction services or works which are provided specifically and exclusively for the mining industry, which include(i) civil works; (ii) topsoil and waste removal;(iii) construction of heap leach pad;(iv) construction of haulage roads;(v) construction of tailings storage facility; and(vi) construction of water storage facility;(c) assay laboratory services;(d) drilling and blasting services;(e) mining consultancy services;(f) mineral exploration services for a mineral right holder;(g) supply of mining equipment and spare parts;(h) fabrication of equipment and manufacturing of components and consumables specifically and exclusively for the mining industry which include manufacturing of explosives and hydraulic components, and production of activated carbon, sodium cyanide and lime; and(i) any other service that is specifically and exclusively related to mining, which the Commission consider necessary for the effective and sustainable development of the mining industry.(2) A Class B support service provider means a person who is a Ghanaian and provides the following services specifically and exclusively to a mineral right holder:(a) contract mining services for small scale mining, which include mining and processing of ore, reclamation revegetation and management of mining operations;(b) haulage services to and from mine sites including the transportation of personnel; and(c) any other service that is specifically and exclusively related to mining, which the Commission considers necessary for the effective and sustainable development of the mining industry.(3) A person who is not a Ghanaian and is registered to provide contract mining services to small scale mining licence holders before the commencement of these Regulations, shall be permitted to do so until otherwise determined by the Minister.