Minerals And Mining (Health, Safety and Technical) Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2182) ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS Regulations General Administration 1. Powers and functions of the Inspectorate Division 2. Powers of inspectors 3. Powers of Chief Inspector of Mines to prepare guidelines 4.

MINING ACT 20 of 1989 Short title. AN ACT to make provisions with respect to prospecting for and mining of metals, minerals and precious stones, for regulating their conveyance and for matters connected therewith. [15TH JULY, 1991] PART I PRELIMINARY 1. This Act may be cited as the Mining Act.

The 1989 small-scale mining laws (Ghana Government, 1989a, Ghana Government, 1989b, Ghana Government, 1989c; 2006) sought to regularized and govern Ghana’s small-scale operators. The laws were then revised under the 2006 Minerals and Mining Act (Ghana Government, 2006).

What is the Nigerian Mining Act?

As illustrated above, unlicensed small-scale mining operations are estimated to account for 70 per cent of the existing small-scale and artisanal mining operations in Ghana [76, 77]. Thus, most

Exportation, sale and disposal of minerals Regulation 3 — Application by holder of mining lease (1) Subject to section 6(1) of the Act, an application by a holder of a mining lease for a licence to export, sell or dispose of gold or other precious minerals produced by the holder shall be submitted to the Minister as set out in accordance with

Available figures from the Minerals Commission show that since 1990, a year after a law was passed to make small-scale mining a legal activity, gold production from small scale mining -- by both

CHAPTER 2-SMALL SCALE'MINING 90. The area of small-scale lease. 91. Extension services. CHAPTER 3-'-POSSESSION AND PURCHASE OF MINERALS 92. Exemption. 93. Possession of minerals. 94. Purchase of minerals. 95. Establishment of Mineral buying centres. 96. Registration as a buying centre. CHAPTER 4-ENVIRONMEWAL CONSlt::>ERAnONS AND RIGHTS OF HOST

The 1989 small-scale mining laws (Ghana Government, 1989a, Ghana Government, 1989b, Ghana Government, 1989c; 2006) sought to regularized and govern Ghana's small-scale operators. The laws were then revised under the 2006 Minerals and Mining Act (Ghana Government, 2006).

The Mining industry of Ghana accounts for 5% of the country's GDP and minerals make up 37% of total exports, of which gold contributes over 90% of the total mineral exports. Thus, the main focus of Ghana's mining and minerals development industry remains focused on gold. Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer, producing 80.5 t in 2008.

granted for small scale mining. Mineral rights Mining activities require mineral rights 9. (1) Despite a right or title which a person may have to land in, upon or under which minerals are situated, a person shall not conduct activities on or over land in Ghana for the search, reconnaissance, prospecting, exploration or mining for a