Section 113, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009

(1) Subject to this section, the holder of a large-scalemining licence may make amendments to- (a) the programme of mining operations; (b) the environmental management programme appended to the large-scale mining licence; (c) the programme of employment and training of citizens of Sierra Leone. (2) Particulars of the proposed amendments, including where appropriate, particulars of any significant impacts to the environment that any amendment could entail, shall be served on the Minister and, subject to subsections (3) and (4), the amendment shall have effect when so served. (3) Any proposed amendment which substantially alters any provision which forms part of the conditions of the large-scale mining licence, or will adversely affect the environmental management programme, shall not take effect without the written approval of the Minister, and where any such amendment appears to the Minister to make such a substantial alteration, he shall refer the amendment to the Minerals Advisory Board for its advice. (4) On receiving the advice of the Minerals Advisory Board, the Minister shall determine whether or not to approve the amendment and, if he decides to approve the amendment, he may impose such terms and conditions if any, as he may deem necessary. (5) If in the course of exercising his rights the holder of a large-scale mining licence discovers- (a) any further deposits of the mineral for which he holds the licence; or (b) any other mineral to which such licence does not relate, he shall, within thirty calendar days after such discovery, notify the Director giving particulars of the deposits or the mineral discovered, Amendment of programme operations of and the site and circumstances of the discovery, and may apply to the Minister to have the mining of such deposits or such mineral included in his large-scale mining licence, giving in the application a proposed programme of mining operations in respect of that discovery. (6) If the Minister is satisfied with a proposed programme of mining operations submitted under subsection (5), he may, on the advice of the Minerals Advisory Board, approve such application on such terms and conditions as he may determine and shall amend the large-scale mining licence accordingly. (7) The holder of a large-scale mining licence may apply to the Minister for enlargement of his large-scale mining licence area and the Minister may, subject to subsection (8), approve such application if he is satisfied that such approval will ensure the most efficient and beneficial use of the mineral resources of Sierra Leone. (8) A large-scale mining licence area shall not be enlarged so as to include any area over which the applicant could not by reason of this Act, be granted a large-scale mining licence.