Section 106, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009

(1) An application for the grant of a large-scale mininglicence shall be submitted to the Mining Cadastre Office in the prescribed form. (2) An application for the grant of a large-scale mining licence shall– (a) contain the registered name and place of incorporation of the company, its certificate of incorporation and certified copy of its memorandum and articles of association, the names and nationalities of its directors and the name of every shareholder who is the beneficial owner of five percent or more of the issued share capital; (b) contain the company profile and history of exploration operations in Sierra Leone and elsewhere; (c) identify the name and qualifications of the person responsible for supervising the proposed programme of mining operations; (d) be accompanied by a plan of the area over which the licence is sought drawn in such manner as prescribed; (e) state the period applied for; (f) identify the minerals in respect of which the licence is sought; (g) give or be accompanied by a statement giving details of the mineral deposits in the area of land over which the licence is sought, including details of all known minerals proved, estimated or inferred, ore reserves and mining conditions; 78 79 for large- Notice to remedy dangerous or defective (h) be accompanied by a technological report on mining and treatment possibilities and the intention of the applicant in relation to them; (i) give or be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of the proposed programme of mining operations, including a statement of- (i) the estimated date by which the applicant intends to work for profit; (ii) the estimated capacity of production and scale of operations; (iii) the estimated overall recovery of ore and mineral products; (iv) the nature of the products; (v) proposals for the progressive reclamation and rehabilitation of land disturbed by mining and for the minimisation of the effects of mining on surface water and ground water and on adjoining or neighbouring lands; (vi) the effects of the mining operations on the environment and on the local population and proposals for mitigation, compensation and resettlement measures; (vii) any particular risks (whether to health or otherwise) involved in mining the mineral, in particular a radioactive mineral, and proposals for their control or elimination; (j) give or be accompanied by a statement giving a detailed forecast of capital investment, operating costs and revenues and the anticipated type and source of financing; 80 81 (k) contain the identification of interested and affected parties including land owners and lawful occupiers of the proposed mining area; (l) contain details of consultation with interested and affected parties and the results thereof; (m) be accompanied by a report on the goods and services required for the mining operations which can be obtained within Sierra Leone and the applicant’s proposals with respect to the procurement of those goods and services; (n) give or be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of the applicant’s proposals with respect to the employment and training of citizens of Sierra Leone; (o) be accompanied by details of the applicant’s proposals for insurance including life and health cover for its employees; (p) give or be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of expected infrastructure requirements; (q) be accompanied by a report on the proposed marketing arrangements for the sale of the mineral production; (r) give details of any mineral rights held in Sierra Leone, by the applicant or by any person controlling, controlled by or under joint or common control with the applicant; (s) be accompanied by an environmental impact assessment licence as may be required by the Minister under subsection (2) of section 131; (t) set out any other matter which the applicant wishes the Minister to consider; and (u) be accompanied by the prescribed nonrefundable fee. (3) Where an application for the grant of a large-scale mining licence is made by a person who is not the holder of an exploration licence to which the proposed mining area relate, there shall be provided in addition to the matters referred to in subsection (1), a statement giving particulars of the financial and technical resources available to the applicant for the proposed mining