Mining (Licence and Permit) Regulations, Legal Notice no. 87 of 2017.

These Regulations, made under provisions of sections 12(3), 153(3) and 223(2),(c),(d),(g),(j),(k) and (l) of the Mining Act, 2016, concern all mineral rights, and cover the following relevant topics: artisanal mining area; artisanal mining committee; cadastre, as an online repository and information management tool established for the purposes of regulating the issuance of licences and permits of mineral rights and dealings in minerals; cadastral map; cadastral register; dealer's rights; exploration; feasibility study; invasive activities; mine development; mining permit programme; programme for prospecting operation. Matters covered by these Regulations include: public access to the online mining cadastre; content of the register; application for licences and permits; environmental standards to comply with and requirements in support of an application; discovery of new minerals; meetings of the Mineral Rights Board; general provisions on mineral rights, including: demarcation of mining right area; consent from land owner to conduct mineral or mining operations; boundary disputes; transfer and mortgage of mineral rights; land compensation guarantee bond; suspension and revocation of mining rights; licence for large scale mining operations; mining licence; permit for small scale mining operations; artisanal mining permit.