Apply In-Person

1. To obtain Explosives Manufacture License or Permit in Zambia, the applicant will have to contact the Ministry of Mines and Minerals office. Please tap on the following link to view contact details: link.
2. Make sure to have all the documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
3. An application form can be obtained upon visiting the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development office.
4. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary information in the application form.
5. Submit the application form with ”Required Documents” to the office.
6. An Inspector of Explosives will inspect, examine or can conduct an inquiry or test at any hour of the day or night in the whole or any part of an explosives factory, explosives magazine and any place on the surface where explosives are manufactured, transported, handled or stored, for the purpose of determining whether the provisions of Explosives Act are fulfilled.
7. Pay the fee as suggested by the authorities.
8. Upon the satisfaction of the authorities, the applicant will be allowed for the permit.
9. Collect the permit from the respective office in a stipulated period of time.
   

• Duly completed application form.
• National Registration Card.
• Blasting License.
• Inspection report by Inspector of Explosives.
• Fee receipt.
  

The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development
New Government Complex Building
Nasser Road
12th & 14th Floor
P.O Box 31969
Kamwala
Lusaka, Zambia
Email: info@mmmd.gov.zm
Contact Details:link.

A person having a blasting license can apply for this license.

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

The validity is 5 years.

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links.

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

The processing time depends on the verification of documents submitted.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <& video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, google video, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of the webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office has held birth records since january 1908.

• The name of the person to whom such permit is issued.
• National Registration No.
• Signature of the applicant
• Address of the premises
• List of explosives
  

The license gives the holder manufacturing and division rights of any explosive material in the premises mentioned in the license.

Explosives act of Zambia: act.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Place some external links which might help.

More information which might help people.