Decree No. 22/2015 establishing functions, powers and organizational structure of the National Institution of Mining (INAMI).

This Decree, consisting of 26 articles divided into five Chapters, establishes functions, powers and organizational structure of the National Institution of Mining (INAMI), created by Law No. 20/2014. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned institution, entitled to: propose development policies in the mining sector and monitor their implementation; b) review and approve projects and technical and economic studies for the opening of new mines, their rehabilitation and/or closing of mines; c) receive, prepare, organize and analyze the processes for allocation of exploration licenses and research, mining concessions and mineral water concessions, under the mining legislation; d) promote, support and supervise, in coordination with other institutions, the control, research and extraction, use and exploitation of mineral resources, excluding oil and gas; e) promote, support and monitor the small-scale mining, taking into account the minimization of the negative impacts of environmental and social nature resulting from that activity.