Transcript artisanal mining licence

Mining resources in Kosova and economic interest of Mining
Xhevdet Kastrati
Member of the Board ICMM
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Main Minerals of Kosova
Kosovo is wary rich with mineral reassures
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Lead, Zinc, Silver, etc.
Lignite
Nickel and Cobalt Ni
Chromium Cr
Copper Cu
Magnesium Mg
Bauxite Al 2O3
Iron Fe
Manganese Mn
Precious Metals,
Industrial Minerals
Etc.
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Competent institutions for mineral sector in Kosova
are:
– Ministry for Economy Development
– Independent Commission for Mines and Minerals
Competent institutions for mineral sector in Kosova
ICMM Powers and Responsibilities
Licence types
Licence Procedures
Technical Programs
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Institutional and Regulatory Setup
Kosovo
Assembly
Government of
Kosovo
Independent
Commission for
Mines and
Minerals
Ministry for
Economy
Development
www.assembly-kosova.org
www.ks-gov.net
www.ks-gov.net/mem
www.kosovo-mining.org
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• Primary Legislation
• Law on Mines and Minerals nr. 03/L163
• The ICMM was established on 21 January
2005 as an independent body with its HQ
in Pristina.
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Powers and Responsibilities are:
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Independent Commission for Mines and Minerals is an independent regulatory body
responsible for regulating and monitoring the mining industry in Kosovo;
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The issuing, transfer, suspension and revocation of exploration and exploitation licenses and
permits;
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The issuing, suspension and revocation of permits and licenses related to the use of explosives
in mining operations;
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The optimal utilization of mineral resources at all mining operations and minimizing the
environmental impact of mining operations
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The implementation of international standards for operations in mines and quarries;
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The safety of operations in all minerals extraction and processing facilities in accordance with
the applicable law and required safety standards; and
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To inspect the general compliance of mining operations with the terms of licenses, permits,
agreements and other authorization instruments.
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The ICMM shall provide technical assistance to the Government in all matters related to mines
and minerals in Kosovo when requested by the Government
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The ICMM structure
– Governing Board with five Board members
including a Chairman
– A Director of ICMM
– ICMM regulates and oversees the mining
sector through:
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Mines Inspectorate
Geological Department
GIS/ Mining Cadastre
Revenue Collection Unit
Geological Archive
Administrative Departments
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• LICENCE TYPES:
– EXPLORATION LICENCE
• Construction minerals: Valid for two years and may be extended for
additional two years. There is a maximum area of 250 ha per individual
licence.
• All other minerals: Valid for three years and may be extended up to three
times at two years per extension, accompanied by a 50% reduction in licence
area. Apply to an area no larger than one hundred (100) square kilometers.
– RETENTION LICENCE
Construction minerals: A maximum of one year from expiry of the
exploration licence.
Any other minerals: A maximum of five years from expiry of the exploration
licence.
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EXPLOITATION LICENCE
– Construction minerals: initial term of no more than 25 years, extendable
for up to another 25 years.
– Any other minerals: valid for not more than 30 years extendable for up
to another 15 years.
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SPECIAL OPERATIONS PERMIT
– Special operation permits issued by the ICMM include:
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crushing and milling permit,
processing plant permit (asphalt or concrete),
use of excavators and any other mining machinery
blasting permit, etc.
– The term of a permit is in principle valid for three years and may be
extended by the Commission upon application by the permit holder.
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• ARTISANAL MINING LICENCE
– For construction minerals:
• Valid for two years and may be extended for a further two
years.
• A maximum exploitation is permitted of 12,000m3 in any
calendar year.
• An artisanal mining licence may be issued only to a
municipality.
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In principle, there are two ways for obtaining an
exploration/exploitation license in Kosovo:
– Authorization procedure – (First come first served).
– Competitive Tendering
– Licenses Subject to Competitive Tender are:
– An Exploration or Mining License that relates to an Energy
Mineral; and
– to a mineral located within an area that is designated as
an “Area of Special Interest”
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“Zones of Interest”
In 2008, Ministry of Energy and Mining, based on previously (1980’s) carried out: (i)
Geophysical exploration, (ii) Geochemical sampling and (iii) Core Drilling, has identified
nine (9) areas or “Zones of Interest” that now intends to launch for a competitive
tendering / licensing process.
Following the 2006/2007 Airborne Geophysical Survey it can be confirmed that these
areas corresponds with zones with geophysical anomalies. It can also be stated that
the areas surrounding the “Zones of Interest” are found to be highly prospective.
Procedures for competitive tendering are currently being developed, based on model
used for the “Sibovc” lignite mining area, that is an ongoing lignite mining/power
project undertaken by Government of Kosovo and supported by The World Bank,
European Commission and USAID.
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Zones of special interest typically have
“hot” geophysical characteristics and
drilling or other geophysical survey data.
Vllahi-Zjace: Commodity: Pb-Zn;
Karace: Commodity: Pb-Zn;
Baks: Commodity: Ni;
Terstenik: Commodity: Ni;
Bushince Bolevc: : Commodity: Pb-Zn
Koretishes: Commodity: Pb-Zn
Zhegovcit: Commodity: Pb-Zn
Debelde: Quartzite
Medvec-Halilaq: Magnesite
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Technical Programs
To ensure that Kosovo’s mineral potential is adequately promoted and developed, the
ICMM has undertaken numerous technical programs, where most important are viewed
to be:
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GeoScientific Maps
Explosives Security System
Kosova Quarry Plan
Geochemical Survey
Airborne Geophysical Survey
Geographical Information System
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GeoScientific Maps
ICMM Geoscientific map technical program resulted with a
series of 1:200,000 scale maps that show following features:
•Geological Map of Kosova.
•Tectonic Map of Kosova.
•Map of Minerals of Kosova.
•Hydrogeological Map of Kosova.
•Map of Mineral – And Thermal water of Kosova.
•Morpho-Orographical Structure of Kosova.
•Soil Map of Kosova.
•Satellite Imagery Map of Kosova.
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Kosova Quarry Plan
A series of 1:50,000 scale
maps that show:
– Base Map of the
captured Construction
Raw Materials.
– Map of Non-Blocked
Construction Raw
Materials.
– Map of Deposit
Mineability.
– Map of Deposit Licence
Status.
– Map of Deposit
Protection Value.
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Airborne Geophysical Survey
The Joint Airborne-Geoscience Capability (JAC) established between the Geological
Survey of Finland (GTK) and British Geological Survey (BGS), carried out the survey
under contract to the ICMM.
The airborne geophysical data were
collected in 2006 (Phase 1), and
2007 (Phase 2) by the co-operative
team JAC, using a Twin-Otter fixedwing aircraft.
The survey is being conducted at
high resolution. East-West flight
lines were 200 metres apart and a
nominal drape of 30 metres is
maintained wherever possible. The
project involved flying >50,000 linekm.
There were three sets of data
collected:
1.Magnetic data
2.Electromagnetic data
3.Radiometric
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1. Magnetic Data
In overview, the magnetic data
(MAG) respond to both atsurface and concealed magnetic
rocks at all depths (a wavelength
dependence). The variation in
magnetic texture can be used to
assist in identifying different rock
types, because the magnetic
signature mirrors mineral texture
and fabrics or fracturing style of
the source rock.
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2. Electromagnetic data
The electromagnetic (EM) data
comprise coupling ratios, which
are converted to provide a
measure of the bulk subsurface
conductivity. The bulk
conductivity in near-surface
materials is largely dependent
on geology (i.e. mineralogy) and
the electrical conductivity of pore
fluids. The system provides
sensitivity to conductivity
changes to depths of (typically)
between 60 and 100 m.
3. Radiometric data
The radiometric data (RAD)
respond to about 30 – 50 cm of
the radiometric content of the
surface material and reflect the
lithological variation and the
background response of natural
radioactivity. Three individual
natural radionuclide elements
Potassium (K-40), Thorium (Th232) and Uranium (U-238) may
be examined.
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GeoDatabase Kosovo (GDK)
Starting in 2003, the ICMM has developed the GeoDatabase Kosovo (GDK) information management
system. The information system can only be described as “state of the art”, and is a system of which
Kosovo is justly proud. The system among many other issues, deals with the following issues and can
be accessed on line:
•Mining Law administrative issues (handling of exploration and exploitation licences, blasting permits,
processing plant operation permits, persons and companies).
•Document handling (‘paperless office’) – all relevant documents have to be visible onscreen.
•Storage of all mineral relevant information (eg, deposits and occurrences).
•Management of factual geoscientific data (boreholes, samples, geochemical analyses, geophysical
data, contaminated sites).
•Preparation of geoscientific maps – interactive digital geological maps, soil maps andminerals maps.
We strongly encourage potential investors and exploration companies to visit the ICMM web site and
offices to assess this mining and geological management information system.
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www.kosovo-mining.org
Administratio
n tools
www-application:
interactive maps
Data base
BSA_Gebiete
ID_BSG
BSG_Name
rf_flstk
ID_rf_flstk
flstk
flstk_bemer
Name
Ort
PLZ
Str
Tel
gfb
ID_GFB
GFB_Name
GFB_Bemerk
gfb_guelt
GFB_erh
GFB_erf
sst_in_gfb
sst_in_bsg
sst_in_flstk
gfbb_ueber_uta
UTA
ID_UTA
UTA_Name
UTA_Abmess
UTA_Beschr_kurz sst_in_uta
HNmin
HNmax
UTA_erh
UTA_erf
UTA_beschr_lang
san_arb
ID_san_arb
san_arb_erh
san_arb_erf
san_arb_beschr
san_arb_von
san_arb_bis
sst
ID_sst
SST_name
SST_Nr
Dat_ersterh sst_hat_vrw_zst
Dat_ersterf
vrw_zst
Hoch
ID_vrw_zst
Rechts
vrw_zst_bemer
HN
Dat_erh
sst_basisbeschr
Dat_erf
sst_beschr
ID_sstbeschr
beschr_kurz
Ntzng_ist
Ntzng_pln
schaeden
bse
sst_hat_san_arb
erh_dat
erf_dat
sst_hat_sstbeschr
foto
beschr_lang
san_bed
Client Server Application
Report
&docs
Pers.&
comp.
Drill
holes
Librar
y
Licenses
Deposits
Mines
Farms
Samples
Use the GIS
View &
print
docs
Map printing
Use the GIS
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THANK YOU
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