This Decree, consisting of 26 articles divided into five Chapters, establishes functions, powers and organizational structure of the National Institution of Mining (INAMI), created by Law No. 20/2014. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned institution, entitled to: propose development policies in the mining sector and monitor their implementation; b) review and approve projects and technical and economic studies for the opening of new mines, their rehabilitation and/or closing of mines; c) receive, prepare, organize and analyze the processes for allocation of exploration licenses and research, mining concessions and mineral water concessions, under the mining legislation; d) promote, support and supervise, in coordination with other institutions, the control, research and extraction, use and exploitation of mineral resources, excluding oil and gas; e) promote, support and monitor the small-scale mining, taking into account the minimization of the negative impacts of environmental and social nature resulting from that activity.
Mozambique · 2015-09-17