Section 96, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009

(1) An application for the grant of a small-scale mininglicence shall be submitted to the Mining Cadastre Office in the prescribed form. (2) An application for the grant of a small-scale mining licence shall– (a) be accompanied by a plan of the area over which the licence is sought drawn in such manner as prescribed; (b) 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 the rightful occupiers or owners of the land for mining purposes; 68 69 Notice to remedy dangerous or defective Transfer of for small-scale Revocation of (c) identify the minerals in respect of which the licence is sought; (d) state the period applied for; (e) be accompanied by a technological report on mining and treatment possibilities and the intention of the applicant in relation to them; (f) give or be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of the proposed programme of 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; (g) be accompanied by an environmental impact assessment licence as may be required by the Minister under subsection (2) of section 131; (h) 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; (i) give or 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; (j) 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; (k) be accompanied by details of the applicant’s proposals for insurance cover including health and life insurance for its employees; (l) give or be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of expected infrastructure requirements; (m) be accompanied by a report on the proposed marketing arrangements for the sale of the mineral production; (n) 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; (o) set out any other matter which the applicant wishes the Minister to consider; and (p) be accompanied by the prescribed nonrefundable fee. (3) Where an application for the grant of a small-scale mining licence is made by a person who is not the holder of an exploration licence to which the proposed mining area relates, the application shall, in addition to the matters referred to under subsection (2), give or be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of the financial and technical resources available to the applicant.