THE MINES AND MINERALS (DEVELOPMENT AND …
4 THE MINES AND MINERALS (DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION) ACT, 1957 ACT NO. 67 OF 1957 [28th December, 1957.] An Act to provide for the 1[development and regulation of mines and minerals] under the control of the Union. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:― CHAPTER I …
Mining Laws and Regulations Report 2024 Ghana
The key legislation regulating mining in Ghana is as follows: the 1992 Constitution of Ghana; the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) as amended by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Act 900) and the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act 995); and; the Minerals Commission Act, 1993 (Act 450).
Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703).
Abstract. This Act provides rules relative to rights regarding minerals and mining operations in Ghana. The Act empowers the President to compulsory acquire land for the development or utilization of a mineral resource but the Minister may declare land to be reserved from becoming the subject of an application for a mineral right. The Minister ...
Minerals and Mining Act 2006 | ClientEarth
The Act confirms that all minerals in their natural state are the property of Ghana (section 1). The Act also covers land available for minerals (sections 2-8) and …
Government Interests and Fiscal matters
All minerals in their natural state belong to the State and are vested in the President on behalf of and in trust for the people of Ghana. (Art. 257(6) of the 1992 Constitution) "every mineral in its natural state in, under or upon land in Ghana, rivers, streams, water-courses throughout the country, the exclusive economic zone and an area ...
AMENDED MINING AND MINERAL LAW IN GHANA
The Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Act 900) and the Minerals Commission Act, 1993 (Act 450) are the main enactments setting out the guidelines for mining in Ghana. The chairman of the Council of State, Nana Otuo Siriboe on his part, commended the President for the hard work done to host the AfCFTA …
MINERALS AND MINING (COMPENSATION AND …
IN exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister responsible for Mines under section 110(1) of the Minerals and Mining Act 2006 (Act 703), these Regulations are made this 20th day of March 2012. Regulation 1—Claims for compensation (1) A holder of a mineral right shall, within fourteen days after the grant of the mineral right, give
Minerals and Mining Act, 2006
14. Assignment of mineral rights 15. Amendment of mineral right to add other minerals ... Act 703 Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 32. Rights of holder of reconnaissance licence ... where only part of a geometric section is within Ghana, that part constitutes a block. (3) …
Minerals and Mining Act, 1986 (P.N.C.D.I. 153).
A mining lease may be requested by a holder of a prospecting license under section 44. Section 61 concerns the mining of radio-active minerals. The holder of a mineral right shall exercise his rights under this Act subject to such limitations relating to surface rights as the Secretary of Lands and Natural Resources may prescribe (sect. 70 ...
MINERALS AND MINING ACT, 2006 (ACT 703)
OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED THE MINERALS AND MINING ACT, 2006 AN ACT to revise and consolidate the law relating to minerals and …
Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 Act 703
Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 Act 703. This document is part of the source library for NRGI's 2017 Resource Governance Index, a comprehensive measure of the quality of natural resource governance in oil, gas and mineral-rich countries. To access the full dataset and all other index resources, visit https://resourcegovernanceindex .
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Minerals and Mining Act 703 Ghana
An act mineral resources are regulated in Ghana minerals and mining act 2006 ownership of minerals and cadastral system minerals property of republic compulsory ... where only part of a geometric section is within Ghana, that part constitutes a block. (3) Despite the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2), fractions of blocks as ...
Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703)
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Mines and Minerals Act
1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Mines and Minerals Act [Chapter 21:05]. 2. Rights to minerals vested in President. The dominium in and the right of searching and mining for and disposing of all minerals, mineral oils and natural gases, notwithstanding the dominium or right which any person may possess in and to the soil on or under ...
ANALYSIS OF POLICY GAPS IN GHANA'S MINERALS …
Section 8 of Ghana's Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) provides for the establishment of a cadastral system within specified coordinates ... 2015). According to subsection 3 (e) of section 21 of the Mineral Development Fund Act, 2016 (Act 912), 8% of mineral royalties that will be paid into the Mineral Development Fund by the
MINERALS AND MINING POLICY OF GHANA
1UN Charter: General Assembly Resolution 1803 (XVII) of 14 December 1962, Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources. One (1) year after independence, a diagnostic study was. conducted into the grant of mineral and timber rights. Consequently Government adopted the following policy. recommendations of the study.
Minerals and Mining (Explosives) Regulations, 2012 (LI 2177).
Ghana. Type of law. Regulation. Source FAO, FAOLEX Abstract. These Regulations, made under section 110 of the Mining Act, apply to the conveyance, storage, possession, manufacture and use of explosives for mining, quarrying and civil works and to substances used for the manufacture of explosives. ... Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 …
Minerals and Mining Act, 2006
14. Assignment of mineral rights 15. Amendment of mineral right to add other minerals ... Act 703 Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 32. Rights of holder of reconnaissance licence ... where only part of a geometric section is within Ghana, that part constitutes a block. (3) Despite the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2 ...
Minerals and Mining Act 703 Ghana
OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE RPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED THE MINERALS AND MINING ACT, 2006. AN ACT to revise and consolidate the law relating to minerals and mining and to provide for connected purposes. DATE OF ASSENT: 22 nd March, 2006. ENACTED by the President and Parliament: Ownership of minerals and cadastral …
Minerals And Mining Act
Section - 14 - Mineral Rights. (1) Notwithstanding any right or title which any person may have to any land in, upon or under which minerals are situated, no person shall conduct reconnaissance of, prospect for or mine any mineral in Ghana unless he has been granted a mineral right by the Secretary in the form of a licence or lease as the case ...
Minerals And Mining Act, 2006 (ACT 703) As amended
Minerals And Mining Act, 2006 (ACT 703) As amended. Regulation ... Section 1: Every mineral in its natural ... Section 3: Land in the country may be ma ... Section 5: (1) …
Minerals and Mining Act
14. Assignment of mineral rights 15. Amendment of mineral right to add other minerals ... Act 703 Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 32. Rights of holder of reconnaissance licence ... where only part of a geometric section is within Ghana, that part constitutes a block. (3) Despite the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2 ...
Minerals And Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703 Of 31 March …
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MINERALS AND MINING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2010 (ACT 794)
Section 25 of Act 703 amended. 1. The Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) is amended by the substitution for section 25 of "Royalties25. A holder of a mining lease, restricted mining lease or small scale mining license shall pay royalty in respect of minerals obtained from its mining operations to the Republic at the rate of 5% of the …
Minerals And Mining
MINERALS AND MINING ACT, 2006 AN Act to revise and consolidate the law relating to minerals and mining and to provide for connected purposes. DATE OF ASSENT: 22th March, 2006 ... a block and Where only part of a geometric section is within Ghana, that part constitutes a block. Despite the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection ...
Minerals and Mining Act 703 Ghana
the minerals and mining act in ghana minerals and mining act 2006 ownership of minerals and cadastral system minerals property of republic compulsory. ... where only part of a geometric section is within Ghana, that part constitutes a block. (3) Despite the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2), fractions of blocks as may be ...
MINERALS AND MINING (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2014
Clause 6 of the Bill repeals the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act 794) which imposes an obligation on a holder of a mining lease, restricted mining lease or a …