mocioman.gov.om Application For Mining permit Oman : Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Mining and extraction : is The operations of obtaining useful minerals from the crust of the land through digging under the land, surface tapping, working under the water, extracting minerals from quarries and mines or any other direct or indirect operations.

The Ministry issues a mining permit after obtaining the required approvals from the concerned governmental entities and paying of the prescribed fees. The permit is renewed annually.
Provisional permit (backfilling materials) : Provisional crusher permits are granted to the companies operating in governmental projects after studying their need for crushers. The permit expires upon completion of the project.

First : Applications for Crushers and Marble Quarries

1. Article 5 of Mining Law stipulates that : ” The license or the mining permit shall not be granted either to: An Omani company or a company or a branch of a foreign company registered in Oman as per the Law on Commercial Companies ”
2. The application form shall be submitted in the One Stop Shop at the Ministry after filling the data of the applicant, the type of application and the proposed coordinates (at least three coordinates) for each site, as well as paying all the fees through the One-Stop Shop.
3. The application shall be studied by experts in accordance with the Regulations of the Mining Law to confirm that it does not overlap with existing permits or older applications. For this purpose, the site shall be visited and a technical report shall be produced when necessary.

Note : applications for the mines and quarries are currently suspended.

Second : backfilling materials

Type of application : backfilling material quarries
6. Submit a valid bank warranty as follows :

** For backfilling material quarries in the borders R.O. 10000

** For backfilling material quarries in the other regions R.O. 5000

Note : (provisional) backfilling material quarries permit is granted to the companies working in governmental projects and shall expire upon completion of the work. It can be renewed based on the duration of the work.

** Ministry of Housing

** Ministry of Interior

** Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs

** Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources

** Ministry of Tourism

** Royal Oman Police

** Royal Army of Oman

** Ministry of Heritage and Culture

2. Submit a feasibility study.

3. Upon completion of all required approvals and licenses, the applicant shall submit a geological study from an accredited office by the Ministry with the quarry development plan.

4. Submit a valid bank warranty as follows :

** For Crushers and marble quarries in the other regions R.O. 5000

5. In case of marble quarry applications :

** The applicant shall submit a bank guarantee issued from a bank in Oman, as well as establishing a marble factory.

6. In case of crushers :

** The applicant shall submit a bank guarantee issued from a bank in Oman, as well as install a crusher at the site.

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