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POLICIES:
MINING CONCESSIONS
PROCEDURE OF
APPLICATIONS
PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS
PROCEDURE FOR AUCTION
MINING CONCESSIONS
Mainly two types of Mining activities are carried
out through the department i.e. Small Scale Mining
and Large Scale Mining.
(1)SMALL SCALE MINING
(a) Exploration Permit
Period:
One
year
(renewable for
one year)
50 Sq. Kms. (Max.)
(b) Mining Permit
Period:
Ten
years
(renewable for ten years).
Area:
50 Sq. Kms. (Max:)
(c) Quarry License
Quarry
license for limestone,
ordinary stone,
Gravel, Reti/ Barji,
Ordinary sand & morum.
Period:
One year renewable on
yearly basis.
Area: 50 Acres (Max.)
(2)LARGE SCALE MINING
a)
Reconnaissance License
Period: one year (renewable)
Area:
100 Sq. Kms. (Max:)
(b)
Exploration License
Period:
Three years
(renewable upto seven years).
Area:
100 Sq.
Kms. (max:)
(c)
Mineral Deposit Retention License
Eligibility:
Exploration license holder
Period:
two years
(renewable
for one year).
Area can be reduced
(d)
Mining License
Period:
Thirty years (Max:)
(Renewable)
PROCEDURE OF
APPLICATIONS
(GRANT OF CONCESSION)
1.
On
prescribed form.
2.
Fee Rs.
10,000/-3.
3. Site
Plan.
4.
Bank
Certificate of financial capability.
5.
Memorandum & Articles of Association/Partnership
agreement
6.
National
Identity Card.
7.
Mineral
Occurrence Certificate
8. Scrutiny of the applications and filed inspection
PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS
1.
Mines
Committee for initial scrutiny.
2.
Scrutiny and approval by Sindh Coal Authority
Board in Coal cases.
3.
MOU
with Sindh Coal Authority in Coal cases under
large scale mining.
4.
Offer letter after clearance of Mines Committee
and approval of Government.
5. Mining Concession after compliance with conditions
of offer
PROCEDURE FOR AUCTION
(1)
Upset price fixed by the committee
(headed by the Secretary, Mines &
Mineral
Development Department).
(2) Conduct of open auction by Auctions
committee (headed by the Director
General, Mines &
Mineral Development).
(3) Eligibility for participation:
* Earnest
money 5%
* National
Identity Card
*
Authorization letter (in case principal is not
able to participate himself).
* Memorandum
/ Articles of association (for firms companies).
(4)
Earnest money for first three
highest bidders is retained till finalization
of the award.
(5)
Acceptance of bid letter issued
after approval of the Competent
Authority/ Government.
(6)
Advance payment of 10% plus 5%
Security deposit of the bid amount
before
execution of the final contract
contract/award/agreement/handing
over possession.
(7)
Contract amount is payable in nine
equal monthly installments. The first
installment
would be paid before 7th of commencing
month. However in
case of royalty on coal,
contract amount would be payable in
eleven equal monthly installments.
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