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Minerals and Mining (Licensing) Regulations 2012 (LI 2176)

Regulation 74(1)  Where  the applicant  provides the information  required  under regulation 73, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall record  in the General  Register  the  details  of the application, including the date, hour  and minute  the application  was submitted.(2) An  application  shall not be recorded  in the General  Register unless all the information  required  under regulation 73 is provided by the applicant.(3)  The Mineral Titles Department  of the Commission shall record the application in the General  Register, and  transfer  the  information submitted by the applicant  onto an Application  Certificate,  as set out in Form Two of the First Schedule(4) The  Application   Certificate  shall be signed  by the applicant and the Director  of the Commission  responsible  for Mineral  Titles, and issued to the applicant.(5) In the case of a mortgage of an undivided  proportionate part of a licence, the Mineral Titles Department  of the Commission  shall plot the area corresponding to the mortgage  as a provisional  polygon  on the cadastral map,  and  the  original  polygon  corresponding to the  licence remains  valid until the application for mortgage  is granted.

Procedures 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.
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Responsible Institution

Minerals Commission

36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra
Email:mlnrinfo@mlnr.gov.gh
Website:http://mincom.gov.gh

Relevant Forms to Download

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