The service allows a company to retain a previously prospected mineral concession area, where the mineral deposit could not be mined on a profitable basis at the time of application. It gives the holder the opportunity to apply for a mining licence to commence mining operations in the prospected area once the conditions improves.
Businesses only.
- Download, complete the Retention Licence Application Form and submit with supporting documents to the nearest office.
- Obtain a Prospecting Licence from Department of Mines.
- Conduct a Bankable Feasibility Study on the mining and processing the mineral deposit discovered.
- Obtain surface rights from the land authority or land owner with a stamped sketch plan showing coordinates.
- Obtain authorization for Environmental Impact Assessment from Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA).
- Obtain Archaeological Clearance with location coordinates from Department of National Museum and Monuments (DNMM).
- Parent company guarantee.
- Certificate of incorporation.
- Company documents and identity documents of directors and shareholding.
- Bankable Feasibility Study report.
- Proposed rehabilitation programme.
- Letter of surface rights.
- Letter of authorisation from DEA.
- Letter of authorisation from DNMM.
- If applying within a conservation area, clearance from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks.
- Copy of prospecting license, or a retention license, or a prospecting waiver.
Thirty (30) days.
Department of Mines
Government Enclave, Block 6, Khama Crescent
(Ministry of Basic Education building floor 4)
P/Bag 0049
Gaborone
Botswana
Department of Mines
Government Enclave, Block 6, Khama Crescent
(Ministry of Basic Education building floor 4)
P/Bag 0049
Gaborone
Botswana
Khama Crescent
Fax. (+267) 395 2141
Email: mines [at] gov.bw (mines[at]gov[dot]bw)
Opening hours: 07:30 to 12:45 and 13:45 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holidays
