Prime Minister Decision No.1 of 2012 on the Executive Regulations of a Law concerning Mines and Quarries.

This Resolution consiting of 87 articles divided in VI Chapters deals with conditions to be met by appliers for (i) a survey license (art.3); (ii) exploration license (art.12); (iii) mining license (art.23); (iv) quarry license (art.36); and (v) artisanal mining license (art.50). The license must include the following data (i) license number and issuance and expiry date; (ii) name and address of the licensee; (iii) determination of the name and coordinates of the license area; (iv) determination of the area of the license area; (v) determination of the type of mineral resources and quarry material; and (vi) rights and obligations in accordance with the Law and its Regulations.
The period of validity of the licenses is (i) survey license: one year, possible to be extended for another year and for one time only; (ii) exploration license: shall be determined by the period indicated therein, which must not exceed four years in the case of metallic minerals and precious stones, and two years in the case of ores; (iii) mining license: shall be determined by the period indicated therein and not more than 25 years; (iv) quarry license: shall be determined by the period indicated therein, and it shall not be more than 10 years for small projects, 15 years for medium projects, and 30 years for big projects; and (v) artisanal mining license: limited to two years, possible to be extended for one or more times for a maximum period of one year each time. Conditions for partial or total abandonment of the area under license are set out in art.64. The Regulation deals also with transfer the license (art.65); expansion of the area specified by the license (art.66); cases of suspension of licenses (art.69); Environmental Impact Assessment approved by the environmental authorities (art.77).
Article 72 specifies that the mining or quarry operator in the large-scale project must sign a Community Development Agreement with representatives (local communities / local councils) in the areas adjacent to the area subject to licenses, with the goal of improving basic services and promoting sustainable development for these communities.