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==Procedure==
'''Apply In-Person''' 
#To apply for a Quarry License, you should visit the Mines and Geology Division under the ministry of Transport and Mining. You can contact the Mines and Geology Division (MGD) via this link: [http://www.mgd.gov.jm/index.php/contact-us.html Link]
#Obtain the application form at the registry of the Mines and Geology Division in person or download if from the MGD website via this link: [http://www.mgd.gov.jm/index.php/application-forms.html Link] you can also download the form directly through this link: [http://www.mgd.gov.jm/index.php/about-us/discover-mgd/documents/application-forms.html?task=document.viewdoc&id=65 Link]
#Complete the application form correctly and attach all the required documents to it as mentioned in the “Required Documents” section below.
#Visit the MGD office and submit the application for verification by an official of the MGD at the registry service section.
#The official will check your application, if it complete and direct you to pay the application fee at the accounting clerk and obtain the payment receipt.
#The application file will then be forward to a number of government agencies responsible and related government agencies requesting inspection of the proposed quarry site and their recommendations. These agencies include: -
#:*The National Works Agency (NWA)
#:*National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA)
#:*Agricultural Land Management Division (ALMD)
#:*The Environment Health Unit (EHU), Ministry of Health
#:*The Parish Council (of the parish) where the proposed site is located.
#:*Any other relevant organization (deemed necessary)
#All the findings of the inspection will then be forwarded to the Quarries Advisory Committee (QAC) who will make a final report regarding the application and make recommendations on the application as Deferral, Refusal or Granted.
# If granted, you will be required to submit a valid Tax Compliance Certificate, a Quarry Plan (Business Development Plan – depending on operation) and a Restoration Bond
#The license will be granted with specific conditions that you must adhere to when conducting mining activities.
 

==Required Documents==
*Completed application form
*Payment receipt for a non-refundable application fee of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00), or whatever fee is in force from time of application.
*Proof of legal access to land for the proposed area to be quarried. This can be in the form of:
**Certificate of Title
**Stamped Sales Agreement or Instrument of Transfer
**Stamped Lease Agreement
**Affidavit from Attorney or Justice of the Peace indicating ownership or possession of land
*Six (6) copies of a topography map at a scale of 1:12,500.
*A survey diagram at a scale of at least 1:6000 showing the exact area to be quarried.
*Two (2) character references.
*In the case of a company, the application must also be supported by:
**Certificate of Incorporation
**Names of Directors
 
Upon the recommendation for the granting of a license, the applicant is required to submit:
*a valid Tax Compliance Certificate
*a Quarry Plan (including a Business Development Plan)
*a Restoration Bond
*Requisite analysis depending on the type(s) of material to be quarried.

 
==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''Mines and Geology Division''' 
Address: Hope Gardens,p.o. box 141,Hope Gardens, Kingston 6, Jamaica, W.I. 
Phone : (876) 927-1936-40 
Fax: (876) 977-1204 
Email: commissioner@mgd.gov.jm 
Website: [http://www.mgd.gov.jm Link] 
Contact Details: [http://www.mgd.gov.jm/index.php/contact-us.html link] 
 
'''Ministry of Transport and Mining''' 
Address: 138H Maxfield Avenue, Kingston 10. 
Tel: 754-1900-1 or 754-2590-3 
Fax: 754-2595 
Email: ps@mtw.gov.jm 
Web: [http://mtm.gov.jm/ Link] 
 

==Eligibility==
*Any person or company wishing to operate a quarry
 
==Fees==
*A non-refundable application fee of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00),
 
==Validity==
*A quarry licence is granted for a specific time period and over a clearly defined area. A quarry licence is not transferable.
 
==Documents to Use==
*Application form: [http://www.mgd.gov.jm/index.php/about-us/discover-mgd/documents/application-forms.html?task=document.viewdoc&id=65 Link]
 
 
==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.
 
==Processing Time==
*4 weeks
 
 
==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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==Instructions==
There are a number of Special Conditions imposed when a licence is granted. These include conditions and/or restrictions laid out by any or all of the relevant agencies. These include: 
*the timely submission of production returns
*payment of quarry tax
*suspension and/or revocation of the licence
*appropriate engineering practices
*sound environmental practices
*restoration of quarried-out lands
*safety practices
 
==Required Information==
*Names
*Address
*Contact
*Location
*Query information
*Material information
*Machinery and Equipment to be used
*General information
*Signature and date
 
==Need for the Document==
This license proves that you are allowed to operate in a Quarry as required by law 
 
==Information which might help==
*Query License Guideline: [http://www.mgd.gov.jm/index.php/services/products/guide-to-quarry-licence.html?task=document.viewdoc&id=85 Link]

 
==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.
 
==External Links==
*Mines and Geology Division: [http://mgd.gov.jm/ Link]
 
==Others==
More information which might help people.

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