Section 85, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009

(1) An application for the grant of an artisanal mininglicence shall be made to the Director in such form as may be prescribed. (2) An application for the grant of an artisanal mining licence shall– (a) be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of the capital and experience available to the applicant to conduct exploration and mining operations of the mineral efficiently and effectively; (b) be accompanied by a plan of the area over which the licence is sought drawn in such manner as the Director may require; 62 63 Amendment of programme of exploration Transfer of for artisanal Status of licence areas. (c) be accompanied by documentary evidence that consent to use the land for mining purposes has been given to the applicant by the Chiefdom Mining Allocation Committee or rightful occupiers or owners of the land for mining purposes; (d) shall state the period applied for; (e) give or be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of the programme of proposed mining operations, including a statement of- (i) the likely effects of the proposed mining operations on the environment and on the local population and proposals for mitigation and compensation measures; (ii) any particular risks (whether to health or otherwise) involved in mining the minerals, particularly radioactive minerals, and proposals for their control or elimination; (iii) the proposed marketing arrangements for the sale of the mineral production; (f) set out any other matter which the applicant wishes the Director to consider.