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

Regulation 173. (1) Where an applicant provides the  information required in regulation 172, the Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall assign a unique code to the application, and record in the Priority 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 Priority Register unless the information required in regulation 172 is provided by the applicant.(3)  The Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall on recording the application in the Priority Register, 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)  The  Mineral Titles Department of the Commission shall record  the application  in the Priority  Register and plot the area applied for as a provisional  polygon  on the cadastral  map, and  the application shall be considered  as a pending application  until a final decision is made to grant  or reject the application.(6)  Subsequent  applications   relating  to  part  of or  the  entire provisional  polygon  shall be recorded  in the Priority  Register  chronologically, and shall be regarded as partially or fully overlapping respectively until they are considered after the preceding application has been rejected.

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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Fees / Charges




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