Our Services
Dissemination of Mining and Geological Information
The State Department shares and disseminates information (through workshops, exhibitions, reports, and publications) on minerals and mining with stakeholders either through its own initiative to create awareness or upon request.
Document issuance & Licensing
Issuance of Copies of licence and Permit Documents. Customers are allowed to request certified copies of their documents including licences and permits.Document verification. People seeking information at the Directorate of Mines are allowed to access, and peruse documents including those in the Cadastre System at a prescribed fee.
Geological Survey Services
Compilation and Dissemination of mineral and geological information.
The National Geodata Bank acts as a repository Centre for all geodata and is
hosted by the State Department for Mining and administered by the Directorate
of Geological Surveys (DGS). It is a one- stop-shop for geoscientific data and
information for the country. The Geodata Bank is a centre where the State Department
organizes and safeguards the Country’s geological data and documents in a systematic
and accessible manner, making them readily available to stakeholders with minimal bureaucracy.
Hire of drilling services.
Mineral identification.
Facilitate the Director of Mines towards issuance of export permit for samples for geo-scientific research.
Licensing
Registration of online mining cadastre users. The mining cadastre requires that potential users get registered in the system to enable them log in, make applications and upload required documents. Receiving and Processing of applications of mineral rights for the Mineral Right Board (MRB). The licensing process has three stages; Licencing Division confirms completeness of applications and other matters prior to forwarding to the MRB. The MRB reviews the submitted applications and prepares an advisory for Cabinet Secretary’s (CS) action (approval or reject).
Mineral Laboratory Services
The mineralogy and petrology laboratory is equipped with modern facilities for sample preparation for further laboratory investigations, for minerals, rocks and soils identification. This incorporates facilities for technology testing in mineral separation using magnetic, electrostatic, gravitational, froth flotation, sieve analysis and gold value added techniques.
