Title II: Mining Titles and Miscellaneous Authorisations

Chapter I: Mining Titles

Section I: Exploration Permits

Article 19: Conferred Rights and Obligations

Article 20: Number of Permits

Article 21: Area and Form

Article 22: Grant

Article 23: Term

Article 24: Renewal

Article 25: Extension

Article 26: Program and Start of Work

Article 27: Free Disposal of Products

Section II: Operating Permit

Article 28: Conferred Rights

Article 29: Area and Form

Article 30: Grant

Article 30 – I: Nature of the instrument, procedure for grant of and persons entitled to an Operating Permit

Article 30 – II: Content and evaluation of the application for the grant of an Operating Permit

Article 30 – III: Status of the Exploration Permit after the grant of an Operating Permit

Article 30 – IV: Publication of documents relating to the Operating Permit

Article 31: Finder’s Indemnification

Article 32: Term

Article 33: Renewal

Article 34: Commencement of Mining Operations

Section III: Mining Concessions

Article 35: Conferred Rights

Article 36: Area

Article 37: Grant

Article 37 – I: Nature of the instrument, procedure for the grant of and persons entitled to a Mining Concession

Article 37 – II: Content and evaluation of the application for the grant of a Mining Concession

Article 37 – III: Status of the Exploration Permit after the awarding of a Mining Concession

Article 37 – IV: Publication of instruments relating to the Concession

Article 38: Finder’s Indemnification

Article 39: Term

Article 40: Renewal

Article 41: Start of Mining Operations

Chapter II: Miscellaneous Authorisations

Section I: Staking Permits

Article 42: Conferred Rights and Obligations

Article 43: Grant

Article 44: Free Disposal of Products

Article 45: Term and Renewal

Section II: Quarry Exploration Permits

Article 46: Conferred Rights

Article 47: Grant

Article 48: Term

Article 49: Surrender

Article 50: Revocation

Section III: Artisanal Operating Permit

Article 51: Scope of Application

Article 52: Reserved Areas

Article 53: Authorised Persons

Article 54: Grant

Article 55: Supervision

Article 56: Conferred Rights

Article 57: Area

Article 58: Constituted Rights

Article 59: Authorisation to Trade in Gold, Diamonds and Other Precious Materials within the National Territory

Article 60: Export of Gold, Diamonds and Other Precious Materials

Article 61: Possession and Sale of Artisanal Gold

Article 62: Possession and Sale of Diamonds and Other Gemstones

Article 63: Term and Renewal

Article 64: Site Rehabilitation

Section IV: Quarry Operation Permits

Article 65: Scope of Application

Article 66: Categories of Quarries

Article 67: Conferred Rights

Article 68: Relations with Landowners

Article 69: Grant

Article 70: Term

Article 71: General Provisions

Article 72: Breaches/Violations

Article 73: Opening of Public Quarries

Chapter III: Provisions Common to all Mining Titles and Miscellaneous Authorisations

Article 74: Pre-Existing Rights

Article 75: Superimposition of Mining Titles and Authorisations

Article 76: Effectiveness

Article 77: Renewal

Article 78: Extension

Article 79: Refusal to Renew

Article 80: Boundaries and Marking

Article 81: Reports

Article 82: Expiration of Mining Titles and Authorisations

Article 83: Option on Facilities and Buildings upon Expiration of Mining Titles

Article 84: Relinquishment

Article 85: Effective Date of Relinquishment

Article 86: Extent of Relinquishment

Article 87: Force Majeure

Article 88: Revocation of Mining Titles and Authorisations

Article 89: Extinction of the Holder’s Rights and Obligations

Article 90: Assignment, Transfers and Leases

Article 91: Registration of Deeds of Assignment and Treatment of Financial Transactions

Article 91 – I: Registration Dues

Article 91 – II: Capital Gain on the assignment of an Operating Permit, Mining Concession or operating permit for Quarries

Article 91 – III: Assignment of shares or other ownership interest by a legal entity holding a Mining Titles or Authorisation

Article 91 – IV: Assignment of ownership interest conferring indirect control over a legal entity holding a Mining Titles or Authorisation

Chapter IV: Conditions for Obtaining a Mining Titles or Permit

Article 92: Obligation to Comply

Article 93: Incapacity

Article 94: Joint and Several Liability

Chapter V: General Guarantees

Article 95: Fundamental Freedoms

Article 96: Non-Discrimination