Semi-industrial research permit

What it allows

To carry out the exploration work set out in the programme — mapping, geophysics, geochemistry, drilling, sampling — and no extraction. The holder alone may apply for a semi-industrial exploitation permit over the deposits found inside the perimeter.

Who may apply

Only Guinean natural persons, companies whose capital is wholly held by Guineans, and nationals of countries granting reciprocity to Guineans (article 22). If you are in none of those categories, the industrial research permit is the one to apply for.

An individualA company

At a glance

What it costs

• Fixed grant duty$500.00

  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 10/km²)$0.10

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

Total, filing and issue$500.00

What to bring

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

• Certificate of Guinean nationality

  Required if On what basis do you come within article 22? is Guinean natural person

  Code minier, art. 22 (attribution du permis de recherche)

• Certified statement of shareholding

  Must establish that the whole of the capital is held by Guineans, beneficial owners included.

  Required if On what basis do you come within article 22? is Company whose capital is wholly held by Guineans

  Must be less than 12 months old

  Code minier, art. 22 (attribution du permis de recherche)

• Evidence of reciprocity

  Required if On what basis do you come within article 22? is National of a country granting reciprocity to Guineans

  Code minier, art. 22 (attribution du permis de recherche)

• Work programme and timetable

  Code minier, art. 26 (programme et début des travaux de recherche)

• Environmental notice

  Ordonnance n° 045/PRG/SGG/87 du 28 mai 1987 portant Code de la protection et de la mise en valeur de l’environnement

• 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 coordinates of the requested perimeter — sixteen square kilometres at most.
• Evidence of Guinean nationality, or that the capital is wholly Guinean-held.
• The work programme and its budget for the two years of the permit.
• The environmental notice for the work planned.

How it is handled

1. Completeness check

   15 days

2. Cadastral assessment (CPDM)

   30 days

3. Technical and environmental assessment (DNM)

   30 days

4. Opinion of the Technical Titles Committee

   21 days

5. Decision

   15 days

6. Order of the Minister

   15 days

7. Notification and publication in the Journal officiel

   2 days

If the answer is no

The decision is notified and published in the Journal officiel and on the mining ministry’s 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. 19 à 27 (permis de recherche)
• Code minier, art. 21 (superficie et forme du permis de recherche)
• Code minier, art. 22 (attribution du permis de recherche)

Versions of this procedure

• Version 1 · 2026-01-01In force