{"id":1906,"date":"2020-02-02T17:22:50","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T17:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/final.miningethiopia.info\/?page_id=1906"},"modified":"2020-07-30T19:32:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T19:32:07","slug":"applying-for-a-mineral-operations-license","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nomadsinn.com\/momp\/mining\/applying-for-a-mineral-operations-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying for A Mineral Operations License"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5\/12″][vc_wp_custommenu title=”Mining Pages” nav_menu=”29″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”7\/12″][cms_heading text=”What kind of mineral operations license do you need?” tag=”h4″ align_lg=”align-left” align_md=”align-left-md” align_sm=”align-left-sm” align_xs=”align-left-xs” margin_top=”24″ margin_bottom=”24″][cms_text_block]The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum issues seven different mineral operations licenses in total. These are:<\/span>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_list lists=”%5B%7B%22content%22%3A%22A%20Reconnaissance%20License%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%22An%20Exploration%20License%20%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%22A%20Retention%20License%20%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%22An%20Artisanal%20Mineral%20Operations%20License%20%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%22A%20Special%20Small%20Scale%20Mineral%20Operations%20License%20%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%22A%20Small%20Scale%20Mineral%20Operations%20License%20%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%22A%20Large%20Scale%20Mineral%20Operations%20License%22%7D%5D”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_text_block]To learn more about the different licenses, please visit our \u201cLegislation and Regulations\u201d page. There is also more detail supplied below.<\/span>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_button button_text=”Mining Legislation and Regulations” button_link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mom.gov.et%2Findex.php%2Fmining%2Flegislation-and-regulations%2F|title:Mining%20Licensing%20and%20Legislations||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][cms_heading text=”How to register on the online Ethiopian Mining Cadastre Portal” tag=”h4″ align_lg=”align-left” align_md=”align-left-md” align_sm=”align-left-sm” align_xs=”align-left-xs” margin_top=”24″ margin_bottom=”24″][vc_single_image image=”1919″ img_size=”full”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][cms_heading text=”You can also watch our video tutorial: How to register on the Ethiopian Mining Cadastre Portal” tag=”h4″ align_lg=”align-left” align_md=”align-left-md” align_sm=”align-left-sm” align_xs=”align-left-xs” margin_top=”24″ margin_bottom=”24″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B9SjsKXny5w”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”7\/12″][cms_heading text=”How to submit an online application for a license” tag=”h4″ align_lg=”align-left” align_md=”align-left-md” align_sm=”align-left-sm” align_xs=”align-left-xs” margin_top=”24″ margin_bottom=”24″][cms_text_block]Once registered, users will be able to submit all applications and supporting documentation electronically via the Portal.<\/span>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][vc_single_image image=”1915″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”7\/12″][cms_heading text=”A Reconnaissance License” tag=”h4″ align_lg=”align-left” align_md=”align-left-md” align_sm=”align-left-sm” align_xs=”align-left-xs” sub_title=”More information on the different kinds of mineral operations license” margin_top=”24″ margin_bottom=”24″][cms_text_block]This license allows its holders to do a general search for any mineral in a particular region. <\/span><\/p>\n

Three important facts about a Reconnaissance License:<\/span>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_list lists=”%5B%7B%22content%22%3A%221.%20A%20Reconnaissance%20License%20is%20issued%20for%20an%2018-months%20period%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%222.%20It%20is%20non-renewable%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%222.%20It%20is%20non-exclusive%5Cn%5Cn%22%7D%5D”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_button button_text=”Apply Here” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fethiopian.portal.miningcadastre.com|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”7\/12″][cms_heading text=”An Exploration License” tag=”h4″ align_lg=”align-left” align_md=”align-left-md” align_sm=”align-left-sm” align_xs=”align-left-xs” margin_top=”24″ margin_bottom=”24″][cms_text_block]An Exploration License allows its holders to search for any mineral in a specified region by means of photographs, images, geological, geochemical, geophysical or drilling.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Four important facts about an Exploration License:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. It is exclusive<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. It is initially issued for 3 years<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Upon each renewal, the license holder is required to relinquish a portion of the licensed exploration area unless they can declare a resource. See <\/span>this Proclamation<\/a><\/span> for more details.<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. It can be issued and renewed for a maximum cumulative total of 10 years<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      [\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_button button_text=”Apply Here” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fethiopian.portal.miningcadastre.com|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”7\/12″][cms_heading text=”A Retention License” tag=”h4″ align_lg=”align-left” align_md=”align-left-md” align_sm=”align-left-sm” align_xs=”align-left-xs” margin_top=”24″ margin_bottom=”24″][cms_text_block]A Retention License can be issued to an applicant that has discovered a mineral resource of economic significance, but which cannot be developed immediately due to adverse market conditions or because the required processing technology might be unavailable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Three important facts about a Retention License:<\/span>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_list lists=”%5B%7B%22content%22%3A%221.%20It%20is%20exclusive%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%222.%20It%20is%20initially%20issued%20for%203%20years%5Cn%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%223.%20After%20the%203-year%20period%20it%20may%20be%20renewed%20once%20more%20for%20an%20additional%203%20years%20%5Cn%22%7D%5D”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_button button_text=”Apply Here” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fethiopian.portal.miningcadastre.com|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”7\/12″][cms_heading text=”An Artisanal Mineral Operations License” tag=”h4″ align_lg=”align-left” align_md=”align-left-md” align_sm=”align-left-sm” align_xs=”align-left-xs” margin_top=”24″ margin_bottom=”24″][cms_text_block]An Artisanal Mineral Operations License is issued either to an individual or a small or micro-enterprise whose mining operation is mostly manual and does not involve employed workers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Three important facts about an Artisanal Mineral Operations License:<\/span>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_list lists=”%5B%7B%22content%22%3A%221.%20It%20is%20exclusive%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%222.%20It%20is%20issued%20for%20a%20maximum%20of%202%20years%5Cn%5Cn%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%223.%20It%20is%20non-renewable%5Cn%5Cn%22%7D%5D”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_button button_text=”Apply Here” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fethiopian.portal.miningcadastre.com|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”7\/12″][cms_heading text=”A Special Small Scale Mineral Operations License” tag=”h4″ align_lg=”align-left” align_md=”align-left-md” align_sm=”align-left-sm” align_xs=”align-left-xs” margin_top=”24″ margin_bottom=”24″][cms_text_block]A Special Small Scale Mineral Operations License is issued to holders of an Artisanal Mineral Operations License who now have the capacity to employ machinery in their mining operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Four important facts about Special Small Scale Mineral Operations License:<\/span>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_list lists=”%5B%7B%22content%22%3A%221.%20It%20is%20exclusive%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%222.%20It%20is%20initially%20issued%20for%2010%20years%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%223.%20After%20the%20initial%2010-year%20period%2C%20it%20needs%20to%20be%20renewed%20every%205%20years%20%5Cn%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%224.%20It%20is%20only%20issued%20to%20holders%20of%20an%20Artisanal%20Mineral%20Operations%20License%20%20%5Cn%5Cn%22%7D%5D”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_button button_text=”Apply Here” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fethiopian.portal.miningcadastre.com|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”7\/12″][cms_heading text=”A Small Scale Mineral Operations License” tag=”h4″ align_lg=”align-left” align_md=”align-left-md” align_sm=”align-left-sm” align_xs=”align-left-xs” margin_top=”24″ margin_bottom=”24″][cms_text_block]A Small Scale Mineral Operations License is issued a mining operation whose annual run-of-mine ore does not exceed a specified amount. The maximum allowed run-of-mine ore amount varies depending on the relevant mineral. <\/span>View the maximum run-of-mine ore amounts here\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Three\u00a0 important facts about a Small Scale Mineral Operations License:<\/span>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_list lists=”%5B%7B%22content%22%3A%221.%20It%20is%20exclusive%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%222.%20It%20is%20initially%20issued%20for%2010%20years%5Cn%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%223.%20After%20the%20initial%2010-year%20period%2C%20it%20needs%20to%20be%20renewed%20every%205%20years%20%5Cn%5Cn%5Cn%22%7D%5D”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_button button_text=”Apply Here” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fethiopian.portal.miningcadastre.com|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”7\/12″][cms_heading text=”Maximum run-of-mine ore for a Small Scale Mineral Operations License” tag=”h4″ align_lg=”align-left” align_md=”align-left-md” align_sm=”align-left-sm” align_xs=”align-left-xs” margin_top=”24″ margin_bottom=”24″][cms_text_block]For metallic minerals\u00a0(e.g. iron, lead, copper or nickel)\u00a0the maximum is\u00a0<\/b>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_list lists=”%5B%7B%22content%22%3A%22150%2C%20000%20tons%20for%20an%20open%20pit%20mine%2C%20or%20%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%2275%2C%20000%20tons%20for%20underground%20operations%5Cn%22%7D%5D”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_text_block]For industrial minerals\u00a0(e.g. kaolin, bentonite, diatomite, dolomite, quartz or coal)\u00a0the maximum is <\/b>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_list lists=”%5B%7B%22content%22%3A%22120%2C%20000%20tons%5Cn%22%7D%5D”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_text_block]For construction minerals\u00a0the maximum is\u00a0<\/b>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_list lists=”%5B%7B%22content%22%3A%2280%2C%20000%20meters%20cubed%20for%20material%20like%20sand%2C%20gravel%2C%20pumice%2C%20ignimbrite%20or%20clay%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%2210%2C%20000%20meters%20cubed%20for%20dimension%20stones%20(e.g.%20marble%20or%20granite)%22%7D%5D”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_text_block]For salts extracted from brine, the maximum is<\/b>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_list lists=”%5B%7B%22content%22%3A%2214%2C%20000%20tons%22%7D%5D”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_text_block]For precious or semi-precious stones, the maximum is\u00a0<\/b>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_list lists=”%5B%7B%22content%22%3A%22100%2C%20000%20meters%20cubed%20for%20a%20placer%20operation%20%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%2275%2C%20000%20tons%20for%20a%20primary%20deposit%20mining%20operation%5Cn%22%7D%5D”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_text_block]For more details, see this Proclamation<\/a><\/span>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_button button_text=”Apply Here” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fethiopian.portal.miningcadastre.com|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”7\/12″][cms_heading text=”A Large Scale Mineral Operations License” tag=”h4″ align_lg=”align-left” align_md=”align-left-md” align_sm=”align-left-sm” align_xs=”align-left-xs” margin_top=”24″ margin_bottom=”24″][cms_text_block]A Large Scale Mineral Operations License is issued to a mining operation whose annual run-off of mine ore exceeds the maximums amounts allowed under a Small Scale Mineral Operations License.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Three important facts about a Large Scale Mineral Operations License:<\/span>[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_list lists=”%5B%7B%22content%22%3A%221.%20It%20is%20exclusive%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%222.%20It%20is%20initially%20issued%20for%2020%20years%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%223.%20After%20the%20initial%2020-year%20period%2C%20it%20needs%20to%20be%20renewed%20every%2010%20years%5Cn%5Cn%5Cn%22%7D%5D”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_button button_text=”Apply Here” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fethiopian.portal.miningcadastre.com|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      [vc_row][vc_column width=”5\/12″][vc_wp_custommenu title=”Mining Pages” nav_menu=”29″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”7\/12″][cms_heading text=”What kind of mineral operations license do you need?” tag=”h4″ align_lg=”align-left” align_md=”align-left-md” align_sm=”align-left-sm” align_xs=”align-left-xs” margin_top=”24″ margin_bottom=”24″][cms_text_block]The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum issues seven different mineral operations licenses in total. These are:[\/cms_text_block][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_list lists=”%5B%7B%22content%22%3A%22A%20Reconnaissance%20License%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%22An%20Exploration%20License%20%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%22A%20Retention%20License%20%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%22An%20Artisanal%20Mineral%20Operations%20License%20%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%22A%20Special%20Small%20Scale%20Mineral%20Operations%20License%20%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%22A%20Small%20Scale%20Mineral%20Operations%20License%20%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22content%22%3A%22A%20Large%20Scale%20Mineral%20Operations%20License%22%7D%5D”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][cms_text_block]To learn more about the different licenses, please visit our \u201cLegislation and Regulations\u201d page. There is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1201,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1906","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nomadsinn.com\/momp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nomadsinn.com\/momp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nomadsinn.com\/momp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nomadsinn.com\/momp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nomadsinn.com\/momp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1906"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nomadsinn.com\/momp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366,"href":"https:\/\/nomadsinn.com\/momp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1906\/revisions\/2366"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nomadsinn.com\/momp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nomadsinn.com\/momp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}