Ethiopia - Transfer of a Mining Lease

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Transfer of a Mining Lease, the applicant has to approach the Ministry of Mines & Petroleum location link
2. Applicant has to collect the application form to Transfer from the respective authority.
3. Applicant has to fill-in the necessary details in the application form.
4. Make sure that you have all the documents mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this procedure.
5. Submit the application form to the respective authority.
6. Fee for this procedure has to paid as per the authority request.
7. Upon the successful registration, the transfer of lease will be approved within 1-2weeks.
   

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Required Documents

• The lease being assigned must be valid
• Valid Prospecting Right of the assignee
• Written County Council's consent in case of trust land
• An Environmental Impact Assessment Report
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Mines & Petroleum
Address: 2RGG+3F4, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Phone: +251 11 646 3166
Location link

Eligibility

A lease should not transfer or assign his/ her lease or any part there without the consent in writing of the Commissioner signified by the Ministry.

Fees

Fee for this procedure has to paid as per the authority request.

Validity

The remainder of the lease term

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Processing Time

The processing time for this procedure is within 1-2weeks.

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Instructions

• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.
  

Required Information

• Lessee
• Assignee
• Witnesses
• Occupation and addresses
  

Need for the Document

• A mining lease is issued to a holder of any prospecting right and provides the lessee the right to extract deposits within the land area of the mining lease, including the right to remove and dispose of the minerals as specified in the lease.
• This article explains the procedure of assigning or transferring a mining lease to another party.
  

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