Requirements for prospective,research and exploitation licence
Application assessment procedures depend on the type of license being applied for.
Prospecting license
A prospecting license applicant must present the following documents in his/her application file:
- Application letter composed by the mayor requesting minister to offer a prospecting license to a mentioned applicant
- A topographic map showing the limitations of area being applied and duly signed by both executive secretary of a sector and mayor of the district. The topographic coordinates must be verified by OGMR officials to check if the coordinates provided represent the real position and if there is no overlap of other area already issued to other applicant
- Business plan
- Environmental protection plan and,
- Full address of the applicant
Research license
- Must be the holder of prospecting license
- A prospection report
- Applicants technical and financial ability
- Business plan
- Feasibility study
- Tax clearance certificate issued by Rwanda Revenue Authority
- A document on complete study of the environmental impact Assessment and a programme of environmental protection
Mining Exploitation license
- Must be a holder of research license
- Research report
- Payment of environmental caution fee
- A statement of environmental preservation and rehabilitation
- Tax clearance certificate issued by RRA
- Investment plan
- Feasibility study
Concession license
Clearance certificate issued by financial institutions operating in the country or tax clearance certificate issued by RRA
- A statement of environmental preservation and protection
- Investment plan