Egypt - Get License or Permit for Ores, Metals

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Get License or Permit for Ores, Metals, the applicant has to approach the General Authority for investment and Free zones Contact link.
2. The applicant should obtain the application form.
3. Read carefully through the application form as there contain different section.
4. The applicant has to make sure that he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
5. Once the application form and any relevant supporting information/documents have been completed, signed, stamped, and certified where required
6. Submit the completed form in two copies along with the supporting documents to the respective office.
7. The official will check the application for accuracy and to ascertain if the application is correct.
8. The official will confirm that the applicant has paid the correct fee which can be found under the "Fees" section of this page and then update the file and schedule a date for the site inspection.
9. On the scheduled date, the Ministry of Manpower and Immigration will send its inspectors to conduct due diligence on the proposed site and write a report which he/she will be required to declare and sign
10. Then the complete application and the inspection report will be forwarded to the commissioner and government-related agencies requesting inspection of the proposed quarry site and their recommendations and approval of the proposed quarry site.
11. A final report is collated by the Ministry of Manpower and Immigration which includes the recommendations of the agencies and the report is then submitted to the Quarry Advisory Committee for deliberation.
12. If he/she is granted a salt mining license, the license is approved for a specific period and over a clearly defined geographical area. In cases where the application is rejected, an appeal can be made to the authority.
13. The entire process will take about 90 days to complete.

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Required Documents

• Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make the application on behalf of the User Agency
• Copy of Survey of Ghana Top sheet indicating boundary of forest land proposed to be diverted
• Scanned copy of the Geo-referenced map of the forest land proposed to be diverted prepared by using DGPS or Total Station
• Copy of note containing justification for locating the Project in forest land
• Copy of Cost-Benefit analysis
• Copy of ownership proof
• Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency
• Copy of non-encumbrances certificate for the forest land
• Copy of grant of the mining/quarry lease
• Copy of the lease deed
• Copy of approved mining/quarry plan
• Copy of map of the outer boundary of the mining lease area
• Copy of details of the plan for the transportation of the minerals

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Manpower and Immigration
DR. Nahed ElAshry img
Address: 3 Youssef Abbas, Ash Sharekat,
Nasr City, Cairo Governorate 4451040, Egypt
38G7+JW Nasr City, Egypt
Phone number: 22609366 - 22609368 – 22618019 / +20222609361
Fax: 22618019
E-mail: [email protected]
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Ministry of Industry and Trade
Mr. Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour img
Address 2 Latin America St. Garden City. Cairo
Phone no. 27921193 - 27921194
Fax 27940554
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Eligibility

• Applicant must Be Egyptian (except with previous approval of the Egypt government).

Fees

• The government imposed 30 shillings per month license fee in order for the miners to work their claim.

Validity

• The license is valid for one year, and, upon request, can be extended.

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure is 90 days.

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Instructions

• When a Base Metals (Zinc) License holder has identified a mineral deposit that he/she is interested in, he/she appoints an agent or an Approved Prospector to peg on his behalf.
• The agent is required to physically peg the area by marking the deposit with a Discovery Peg.

Required Information

• Details of User Agency
• Details of Person Making Application
• Details of approvals under the ForestStatus of compliance to conditions stipulated in the previous approvals
• Details of the forest land returned back to the State Forest Department or any other Authority from the forest land diverted in favor of the user agency
• Details of land required for the Project
• Details of forest land proposed to be diverted
• Details of Divisions involved
• Details of Districts involved
• Component-wise breakup
• Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
• Justification for locating the Project in forest land and details of alternatives examined
• Employment likely to be generated
• Displacement of People due to the Project, if any
• Details of Cost-Benefit analysis for the Project
• Status of Environmental Clearance
• Applicability of special provisions governing Scheduled Areas
• Details of land identified for Compensatory forestation
• Details of prospecting undertaken to assess mineral reserves
• Details of extension (if any) of original prospecting license issued in the past
• Brief details of prospecting activities undertaken in the mining lease
• Details of boreholes drilled for prospecting
• Estimated Reserve along with accuracy and confidence level
• Mineral-wise details
• Additional enclosures Details

Need for the Document

• A Base Metals license gives the license holder the sole right to mine for specified minerals. The applicant needs to show identification of a mineral resource before applying for a Base Metals (Litter and Scrap, Molybdenum, Bars and Rods) license.

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