The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international agreement that helps inventors and businesses apply for patent protection in multiple countries through […]

Patent means a title or legal right granted to protect an invention. It is an official certificate issued by a government authority, […]

A retention licence confers upon the holder exclusive rights to apply for a mining licence over the area in respect of which […]

An application for an exploration licence is made to the Minister and must be accompanied by a certified copy of the certificate […]

Artisanal mining means rudimentary mineral extraction and processing that is continous or seasonal, carried out by individuals or groups of individuals, primarily […]

The threshold for a small scale mining licence is any amount exceeding nineteen thousand four hundred and ten (19,410) currency points to […]

The threshold for a Medium scale mining licence is fifty eight thousand, two hundred and thirty (58,230) currency points to ninteen million, […]

The threshold for large scale mining licence is Capital Investment exceeding nine teen million four hundred and ten thousand (19,410,000) currency points […]

The Mining and Minerals Act 2022 has incorporated several provisions intended for environmental protection as follows; A holder of a mineral right, […]

The Mining and Minerals Act 2022 Act has emphasised national content development through various provision and a mineral right/ licence or permit […]

Surface rights means the exclusive right to use land, or the surface of the land, or a right of entry onto land […]

Mineral Dealers Licence The law expressly forbids dealing in minerals without a mineral dealers licence and clearly states under section 140 of […]