Below is a list of all the schedules for investors in the minerals sector in Sierra Leone, including application forms, fees, certifications, and reports.
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FIRST SCHEDULE – FEES AND EXPENDITURES
Table A1: Application and renewal fees
Table A2: Annual charges for minerals rights
Table A3: Fees for supply of information
Table A4: Minimum expenditures under reconnaissance and exploration licences
Table A5: Allowable items of expenditure under reconnaissance and exploration licences
Table A6: Penalties
Table A7: Attachments to accompany applications and related forms
SECOND SCHEDULE – APPLICATION AND RELATED FORMS
Large-Scale and Small-scale Licenses
Form B1, B3, B15, B18: Application for a reconnaissance, exploration, small-scale, or large-scale mining licence
Form B2, B4, B5, B17, B20: Application for renewal of a reconnaissance, exploration, small-scale, or large-scale mining licence
Form B6: Exploration under Priority Right
Form B7: Request to withdraw a submitted application
Form B8, B23: Application to part-surrender, wholly surrender or augment production to a Large-Scale mine, reconnaissance or exploration licence.
Form B9: Request for certificate relating to a mineral right
Form B10: Request to export minerals or samples
Form B11, B25: Request to transfer ownership of an exploration or large-scale licence
Form B22: Application to amend the work programme associated with a reconnaissance or exploration licence
Form B21: Statement by holders of (exclusive) prospecting licence or exploration licence issued under 1994 Act consenting to large-scale mining licence
Artisanal Licenses
Form B12, B14: Application to acquire or renew an artisanal mining licence
Form B13: Application for Certificate of Registration for the Grant of Artisanal Mining Right to Corporation/Partnerships/Cooperatives
Form B24: Application for registration of a mine manager of artisanal mine
Other
Form B26: Description of licence area according to block system
Form B27, B29: Application for radioactive minerals or dredging permit
Form B28, B30: Application to renew a radioactive minerals or dredging permit
THIRD SCHEDULE – REPORTING FORMS
Form C1: Form to report a mineral discovery
Form C2: Six-monthly report on an exploration licence
Form C3: Form to accompany submission of an annual report on exploration licence
Form C4: Form to accompany submission of an annual report on a reconnaissance licence
Form C5: Weekly progress reports of an airborne survey
Form C6: Form to accompany submission of the results and data of an airborne survey
Form C7: Form to be completed in regard to artisanal mining operations records
Form C8: Form to be completed in regard to artisanal mining operations reports
Form C9: Artisanal mine site inspection
Form C10: Form for recording surveying and demarcation information for artisanal mining operation
Form C11: Form to be completed to record precious mineral sales under artisanal mining licence
Form C12: Form to be completed to record surface rent agreement under artisanal mining licence
Form C13: Environmental management plan in respect to artisanal mining licence
Form C14: Artisanal mining work plan
Form C15: Monthly production report on a small-scale mining operation
Form C16: Form to accompany annual report on a small-scale mining operation
Form C17: Monthly production report on a large-scale mining operation
Form C18: Form to accompany annual report on a large-scale mining operation
Form C19: Form to accompany annual report on environmental management
Form C20: Form to accompany annual report on Community Development activities & expenditures
Form C21: Form for reporting accident under mineral right
Form C22: Monthly report associated with a radioactive minerals permit
Form C23: Form to accompany submission of financial transparency report 3
Form C24: Form to accompany submission of annual report on employment and training
Form C25: Report of change to registered details of a mineral right
FOURTH SCHEDULE
CERTIFICATES, NOTICES AND AGREEMENTS
For details of these please make an enquiry at the Mining Cadastre Office.
FIFTH SCHEDULE
GUIDELINES
Form E1: Guidelines for Preparing Work Programmes and Technical Reports for Reconnaissance and exploration licenses
Form E2: Guidelines for preparing applications and technical reports required for mining licences
Form E3: Preparing an application for an artisanal mining licence
Form E4: Conduct of artisanal mining operations
Form E5: Conduct of the Minerals Advisory Board