Mining concession

What it allows

To mine the deposit or deposits described in the feasibility study and dispose freely of what is extracted. A concession can be mortgaged to secure borrowing for the mine — which is what separates it from an exploitation permit, over which only a pledge can be taken.

Who may apply

A company under Guinean law, holding the research permit the concession derives from and having met its obligations. The application has to be made at least three months before that research permit expires.

A company

At a glance

What it costs

• Fixed grant duty$50,000.00

  Payable when it is issued · Arrêté conjoint du Ministre chargé des Mines et du Ministre chargé des Finances fixant les droits fixes et redevances du secteur minier

• Annual surface fee (USD 150/km²)$1.50

  Payable every year · Code minier, art. 160 (redevances superficiaires)

Total, filing and issue$50,000.00

What to bring

Some of these depend on your answers; the list narrows as you fill the form in.

• Copy of the research permit in force

  Required if Status of your research permit is I hold a research permit in force

  Code minier, art. 35 à 41 (concession minière)

• Proof that the taxes and fees due have been paid

  Must be less than 3 months old

  Code minier, art. 35 à 41 (concession minière)

• Report on the exploration results

  Code minier, art. 35 à 41 (concession minière)

• Retrocession plan

  Code minier, art. 35 à 41 (concession minière)

• Feasibility study and economic analysis of the project

  Including the economic and financial analysis, the plan for obtaining the permits and authorisations needed, the plans and estimates for the industrial infrastructure, and the detailed timetable of works.

  Code minier, art. 35 à 41 (concession minière)

• Detailed environmental and social impact assessment

  With the environmental and social management plan: a hazards plan, a risk management plan, a health and safety plan, a rehabilitation plan and a plan for resettling the populations affected.

  Code minier, titre IV, chapitre VII (de l’environnement et de la santé)

• Guinean enterprise support plan and employment plan

  Code minier, art. 35 à 41 (concession minière)

• Community development plan

  Annexed to the Local Development Convention, signed on obtaining the title. Training, medical, social, school and road infrastructure, water, electricity.

  Code minier, art. 35 à 41 (concession minière)

• Architectural plan of the head office and application for a plot

  The head office must be built within three years of the grant for iron ore, bauxite, gold and diamond.

  Code minier, art. 35 à 41 (concession minière)

• Prior environmental authorisation

  Required where the perimeter covers a protected area (articles 111 and 112).

  Must be less than 24 months old

  Loi L/97/038/AN du 9 décembre 1997 portant Code de protection de la faune sauvage et réglementation de la chasse

Before you start

• The reference of your research permit in force, and proof that the taxes and fees due have been paid.
• The report on the exploration results and the plan retroceding half of the area.
• The feasibility study, with the detailed environmental and social impact assessment and its management plan.
• The Guinean enterprise support plan and the plan for promoting Guinean employment.
• The community development plan annexed to the Local Development Convention.
• The architectural plan of the company’s head office and the application for a plot.

How it is handled

1. Completeness check

   20 days

2. Preparation and cadastral assessment (CPDM)

   45 days

3. Technical and environmental assessment (DNM and Environment)

   90 days

4. Report of the Technical Titles Committee

   30 days

5. Opinion of the National Mining Commission

   45 days

6. Draft decree

   30 days

7. Decree in Council of Ministers

   60 days

8. Notification and publication in the Journal officiel

   5 days

If the answer is no

The decree is notified and published in the Journal officiel and on the mining ministry’s official site. An appeal may be lodged with the Minister for Mines within two months of notification, and then before the competent administrative court.

The texts this rests on

• Code minier, art. 35 à 41 (concession minière)
• Code minier, art. 39 et 40 (validité et renouvellement de la concession)

Versions of this procedure

• Version 1 · 2026-01-01In force