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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mineral beneficiation is the process by which valuable constituents of an ore are concentrated by means of a physical separation…

Geothermal resources means a reservoir of heat occuring naturally within the subsurface of the earth carried to the earth’s natural…

A mineral right means a right to prospect, explore or mine for minerals under a prospecting licence, an exploration licence,…