Apply In-Person:

1. To Transfer of a Mining Lease in Ghana, the applicant must go to the Minerals Commission Office.
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following Contact link
3. The application for the transfer of a mining lease should contain required the information and be accompanied by the required documents.
4. Complete the application form with appropriate information under the relevant sections. Attest it with the applicant’s signature once completed.
5. Once completed filling the application form, make sure that the applicant has attached all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
6. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
7. Then, submit it in person to the relevant authority at the office in 3 copies along with the required documents and make payment of the required processing fees to the MINCOM.
8. After submission, the application and other documents will be forwarded for examination and verification processes.
9. Once the verification and validation processes are over, the application will be approved and the officials will proceed to take required steps to issue the approval for lease within 30 days.

Completed application form

• Mining lease transfer form
• Copies of Lease
• Incorporation Certificate
• CAC2 and CAC7 forms
• Articles and Memorandum of the Association
• Memorandum of Understanding/Agreement
• Progress report of previous activities
• Provide residence of payment of the applicable fees

Minerals Commission Office
Location: Accra
Address: The chief executive
Minerals commission
#12 switchback road residential area,
Cantonments
P.O. Box M248
Accra- Ghana.
Digital address: GL-060-113
Phone number: +233 302 771318
Fax number: +233 302 773324
Email id: info@mincom.gov.gh /enquiries@mincom.gov.gh
Contact link
Location link

• Any Mining Lease holder in Ghana, who wishes to transfer his/her lease to another party, can apply.

• Application/processing fees – GHS 250,000.00Transfer/Assignment fees – GHS 500, 000.00

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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• This process will take about 30 days to complete.

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• Name of the applicants
• Applicant particulars
• Identification document number
• Particulars of the company
• Registration number
• Company Incorporation details
• Address and contact details
• Payment receipt number (if any)
• GSM telephone number
• Email address
• Signature of the applicant

• It is mandatory to obtain an approval from the Ghana Mining Cadastre Office in case the lease holder intends to transfer the lease to another party.

• The parliament of Ghana enacted the minerals commission Act, 1993 (Act 450).

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