Licence Acquisition Procedure
How TO Obtain
Reconnaissance , Restricted Reconnaissance
Prospecting and Restricted Prospecting licence.
STEP 1
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.
STEP 2
Publish In Gazzete
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.
STEP 3
Stakeholders
21 days, stakeholders submit concerns about the application.
STEP 4
Commission Considers Application
30 days , the Commission considers the application and recommends to the Hon. Minister
STEP 5
Minister Takes Decision
Within 60 Days the Minister takes a decision on the application, the Commission considers the application and recommends to the Hon. Minister
STEP 6
Approval / Rejected
21 days notification to applicant and Fees payable if approved. Reasons are given if rejected.
STEP 7
Applicable Fees
Within 60 days, applicant pays applicable fees and gives notice of acceptance of the grant to Minister and Commission in writing.
STEP 8
Licence
Minister on proof of payment of applicable fees, issues licence to applicant within 30 days after the date of acceptance of the grant.
How to Acquire
Small Scale Mining Licence in Ghana
STEP 1
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.
STEP 2
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
STEP 3
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.
STEP 4
Application Dossier
Within 10 days after publication, District Office shall submit application dossier to MTD for appropriate recommendation to Minister
STEP 5
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.
step 6
Approval / Rejected
21 days notification to applicant and Fees payable if approved. Reasons are given if rejected.
STEP 7
Applicable Fees
Within 60 days, applicant pays applicable fees and gives notice of acceptance of the grant to Minister and Commission in writing.
step 8
License
Minister on proof of payment of applicable fees, issues licence to applicant within 30 days after the date of acceptance of the grant
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
start the process
The forms are available to the general public to begin the process of obtaining licences for the various mining procedures.