Section 42, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009

(1) The granting of a mineral right shall consist of itsauthentication under the hand and seal of the Minister, or in the case of an artisanal mining licence under the hand and seal of the Director or any person to whom the Director has delegated the power to authenticate such licence. (2) A licence granting a mineral right shall be prepared in duplicate, one copy being for the mineral right holder and the other retained by the Mining Cadastre Office to be and serially numbered and bound, along with other information as may be prescribed, in the register of mineral rights. (3) The register of mineral rights shall for every licence granting a mineral right contain a record in sufficient detail as to show- (a) the name of the holder of the mineral right, and if the holder is a company the names of the principal owners and or shareholders; (b) the type of mineral right; (c) the area subject to the mineral right; (d) the duration of the mineral right; and (e) the date the licence was registered. (4) The date of registration of any licence granting a mineral right shall be the date that the licence is bound and registered in the register of mineral rights. (5) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that, upon the registration of a licence granting a mineral right in accordance with this Act, the granting of such right shall take effect without the need of formal acceptance by or on behalf of the person named therein as the licence holder. (6) The granting of a mineral right takes effect upon the registration date of the licence granting the right. (7) No licence granting a mineral right shall be issued by the Mining Cadastre Office until all prescribed fees payable in relation to the grant and registration of that licence have been paid. (8) The Mining Cadastre Office when issuing a licence granting a mineral right shall require an acknowledgement of the receipt of the copy of the licence from the person accepting such licence in such form as may be prescribed. 30 31 Registration of applications. Registration of licence granting a