Section 90, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009

(1) Subject to subsection (2), an artisanal mining licenceshall be valid for a period of one year and may be renewed for for up to three further periods not exceeding one year at a time. (2) An artisanal mining licence shall not be renewed pursuant to subsection (1)– Size of 64 65 for artisanal Restriction on grant of (a) if the artisanal mining licence area has ceased to be an area declared for artisanal mining (b) in respect of any mineral which has ceased to be a mineral prescribed for artisanal mining (c) unless the Director is satisfied that the applicant has carried on, in good faith, within the limits of its competence and resources, mining operations in the artisanal mining licence area and intends to continue doing so; (d) if the applicant has not carried out effective rehabilitation and reclamation of the applicant’s mined out areas to the satisfaction of the Director and authorities responsible for the protection of the environment or paid the prescribed fee; (e) if the applicant has not reported diligently on its mining operations; or (f) if the applicant is in default and the Director is not prepared to waive the default.