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Government lifts suspension on issuance of mining, non-mining rights

Government lifts suspension on issuance of mining, non-mining rights
By Bright Mukwasa
Sun 01 Apr. 2012, 12:57 CAT

THE government has lifted the suspension on issuance of mining and non-mining rights which was imposed last year to facilitate the audit of the licensing system, mines minister Christopher Yaluma announced on Friday.

In October 2011, the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water Development suspended the issuance, renewal and transfer of mining and non-mining rights to facilitate the audit and streamlining of the licensing system.

"The ministry has made progress in addressing some of the issues and will now proceed to resume licencing in a staged manner as follows: all non-mining rights except mineral processing license with immediate effect," Yaluma said.

"…In view of this, all successful mining rights applicants in possession of valid offer letters and those who did not collect their offer letters are invited to collect them and pay the prescribed fees not later than May 1, 2012."

He said the audit and clean-up exercise may result in the cancellation of defaulting licenses in accordance with the provisions of the mines and minerals development Act no. 7 of 2008.

Yaluma said April 2, 2012 is the deadline for the receipt of applications for renewal of prospecting licence, small-scale mining licence, small-scale gemstone licence and artisans mining rights whose renewal application due dates fell within the suspension period.

Labels: INVESTMENT LICENSES, LICENSES, MINING

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