Minerals Commission — Licence Acquisition Procedure

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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** arrow-icon-down THE PROCESS INVOLVE ## 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. [ ** Download forms ](https://www.mincom.gov.gh) [](javascript:void\(0\)) [](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/) #### About The Minerals Commission of Ghana is the Government agency with the primary responsibility of developing and coordinating mineral sector policies and monitoring their implementation. [Facebook **](https://www.facebook.com/Minerals-Commission-GHANA-101007745470584) [Twitter **](https://twitter.com/mincommgh) [Youtube **](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMkGeadoB92dGmxuMkJDSEg) [Instagram **](https://instagram.com/mincommgh) [Linkedin **](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mincommgh) #### Core Values - Professionalism - Team Work - Integrity - Service Excellence #### Community - [Profile](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/organisation-profile/) - [The Board](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/the-board/) - [Management](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/management/) - [News and Events](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/news-and-events/) - [Annual Reports](#) - [Gender Issues](#) - [Community Relations](#) #### Quick Links - [Acts & Regulations](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/acts/) - [Operating Mines](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/operating-mines/) - [invest-in-ghana](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/invest-in-ghana/) - [Mining Policy](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/mining-policy/) - [Types of Mineral Rights](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/mineral-rights/) - [Licence / Permit Procedure](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/license-procedure/) - [Sample Standard Agreements](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/sample-standard-agreements/) - [Dev. / Investment Agreements](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/development-and-investment-agreement/) - [FAQS](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/faqs/) - [RTI](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/rti/) - [Fact-Sheets](https://www.mincom.gov.gh/fact-sheets/)

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