Minerals Act (Chapter 61:03).

This Act makes provision for the licensing of mining operations and provides rules for mining operations and related matters such as the protection of the environment. This Act shall not apply to any hydrocarbons or petroleum to which the Petroleum Act applies.
The Minister shall be responsible for the general administration of this Act and may delegate functions and powers to the Director of Minerals, appointed under this Act, or other public bodies. The Director of Minerals shall be responsible for the implementation of the Act. No person shall explore for, mine, process or import or export minerals except under the authority of a licence issued by the Minister. The Act further, among other things: establishes the Minerals Advisory Committee, defines rights and duties of licence holders and requires that every application for a licence shall be accompanied with an Environment Impact Assessment and a Certificate of Environmental Clearance issued by the Environmental Management Authority established under the Environmental Management Act. The holder of a licence shall, in addition to the conditions set out under this Act, carry out the operations authorized by such licence in compliance with such standards and procedures as are prescribed for the carrying out of such operations by the Environmental Management Act.