Nigeria - Apply for Mining Permit or License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Mining Permit or License in person, the applicant has to visit the Mining Cadastre Office within the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD). The address and contact details can be found in the following link: address details
2. Visit the office and get an application form for Mining Permit depending on the category of lease he is applying for from Mining Cadastre Offices or download same from the website Link.
3. Complete the application form with appropriate information under relevant sections. Attest it with your signature once completed.
4. Once completed filling the application form, make sure that you have attached all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. 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 MCO.
6. Every submitted application is usually assigned with an identifying code and registered with date, hour and minute in the priority register dully signed and an acknowledgment copy will be given to the applicant.
7. Upon submission and receipt of an application, the MCO will notify land owner or occupiers in order to obtain an irrevocable consent to be submitted to MCO within 7 days.
8. The applicant will be duly informed to effect necessary corrections where applicable within a period of 5 working days; and if no response within the specified period, the application will be rejected without any refund. Where all information has been verified, the MCO will input spatial and non- spatial data of the application into its system after which the application is further evaluated and recommended.
9. Upon evaluation and recommendation, the applicant is granted a lease, license or permit. Having granted the lease, license or permit, the applicant is expected to pay the Annual Service Fee within two weeks.

Note: The fee is one of the pre- requisite before collection of the license or permit or lease. If the applicant fails to pay the Annual Service Fees within fourteen (14) days after collection of the notification of grant, the grant will automatically be withdrawn.

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Required Documents

1. Pre – grant conditions:
   

   The following documents are to be submitted with the duly completed application forms

   • Pre-Feasibility Report with COMEG seal and signature
   • Prospecting plan / reserve estimation
   • Extant Exploration license
   • Evidence of financial capability
   • Evidence of technical competence
   • Irrevocable consent from land owners or occupiers.
   • Attestation of non-conviction of criminal offences under the Act
   • Evidence of payment of processing fee
   • Certified true copy of certificate of incorporation.
   • Minerals to be exploited
   • Survey plan of specified area to be submitted
   • Notice to land owners (private or state land) with a response on rate to be paid
     
2. Pre-Development conditions (post-grant)
   • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
   • Community Development Agreement (CDA) copy to be Submitted to MCO and all relevant departments in the Ministry
   • Compensation -(section 107)
   • Mine Closure plan/Rehabilitation plan
   • Reports from state bodies/ MIREMCO

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Mines and Steel Development - Head Office,
No. 2, Luanda Crescent,
off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent,
Wuse II, Abuja, F.C.T., Nigeria.
Tel: +234 908 740 4761, +234 908 740 4762, +234 908 740 4763
E-mail: [email protected] , [email protected]
Website :Link

Eligibility

For a Mining Lease, a qualified applicant must be a body corporate duly incorporated under the Companies and Allied Matters Act or other legal entity that-

• Has demonstrated under conditions stated in the regulations that a commercial quantity of mineral resources exists in the area in respect of which the application is made; and
• Has fulfilled all the conditions attached to the Exploration License in respect of the area subject to the application.

Fees

FEES

SERVICES::::::::::::::::::::::::::MINING LEASE:::::::::::::::SMALL MINING LEASE
Application Processing fee::::::::N50,000::::::::::::::::::::::::N10,000
Annual Service Fee:::::::::::::::::::N25,000::::::::::::::::::::::N10,000
Renewal Fee::::::::::::::::::::::::::::N250,000::::::::::::::::::::N30,000
Late Renewal:::::::::::::::::::::::::::N100,000::::::::::::::::::::N100,000

Validity

A mining lease is valid for a period of 25 years renewable every 24 years while a small scale mining lease is valid for a period of 5 years, renewable every 5 years.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

The duration for processing a mining/Quarry/ small mining lease is within 45 days of filing.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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Instructions

• If a license is granted, the applicant shall be informed and be given two weeks within which to pay the annual service fee for a mining license before the license can be collected.
• The lease lasts for a period of 25 years.
• However, if the applicant fails to pay the annual service fees within fourteen days after collection of the notification of grant, the grant shall automatically be withdrawn.
• Generally, it takes the MCO 45 days to process a mining license/lease after receiving the application.

Required Information

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or Country of Birth.

Need for the Document

Mining sector is one of the lucrative sectors of the Nigerian economy, and because the power to commercialize it is vested in the government of Nigeria, every investor or company willing to engage in the mining sector requires a government approval or license to proceed with or without a mining lease.

Information which might help

• This is an exclusive permit granted in respect of an area not exceeding fifty (50) square km which is not within an Exploration License Area or a Small Scale Mining Area except to the holder of the Exploration License or Small Scale Mining Lease covering such area.
• The Lease confers upon the holder the right to among other things, use, occupy and carry out Mineral Exploitation within the Mining Lease Area, and market, sell, export or otherwise dispose of the mineral products resulting from the Mining Operations.
• Subject to the provisions of the Act and any other enactment, the exclusivity of the Mining Lease does not derogate from the right of the lawful occupier of a licensed area to retain the right to graze livestock upon or to cultivate the surface of the land in so far as the grazing or cultivation does not interfere with the Mining Operations in such Area.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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Others

• The requirements for a mining lease and a small scale mining lease are the same.