• 2.1. The purpose of this Regulation is to:

  • 2.1.1. Enhance the principles of governance in mining investment.

  • 2.1.2. Define mechanisms that promote accountability, efficiency, effectiveness, and responsiveness in the application of the Law.

  • 2.1.3. Establish clear procedures for licenses based on fairness and transparency in order to build trust in decision-making and enhance the stability required for the development of mineral deposits to achieve benefit.

  • 2.1.4. Ensure the efficiency of operations conducted in mining activities.

  • 2.1.5. Establish effective mechanisms for dispute resolution.

• 3.1. The Ministry may issue guidelines that clarify the meanings and necessary procedures to explain the conditions, requirements, and procedures of certain provisions of the Law and Regulation.

• 3.2. The Ministry shall issue the necessary forms for each Procedure.

• 4.1. The Minister - in accordance with the regulatory procedures and as required by the situation - may assign any of the services and tasks related to the mining sector to the Authority, or to the companies established by the Ministry, including but not limited to:

  • 4.1.1. Studying applications for mining licenses, including reviewing and evaluating sustainability studies, social, economic, and environmental impact assessments, and economic feasibility studies for mining license applications.

  • 4.1.2. Developing mining license procedures, by establishing the necessary enablers to facilitate and expedite the issuance of mining licenses of all types, and developing and implementing technical solutions.

  • 4.1.3. Developing monitoring and control procedures at mining license sites, by utilizing advanced monitoring means and modern technologies, providing training and qualification services for mining sector inspectors, supporting field control and monitoring activities at mining license sites, monitoring financial compliance, and providing mechanisms and technologies for surveying, measuring production quantities, and measuring pollution levels at mining sites.

  • 4.1.4. Providing services for the development and promotion of mining investments both within the Kingdom and abroad, including: supporting the mining sector and operating comprehensive service offices in all regions of the Kingdom.

  • 4.1.5. Providing mining investment services, by establishing and developing a mining investment platform and managing it, updating geographic databases and mining license registry databases, evaluating rehabilitation and closure plans for mining license sites, and supervising the implementation of these plans.

  • 4.1.6. Providing collection services for revenues and fines.

• 4.2. The Ministry may qualify any of the specialized companies or offices, according to the foundations and criteria set by the Ministry, to carry out all or some of the following tasks:

  • 4.2.1. Monitoring, including calculating the quantities exploited, reviewing information and data related to mining activities, or related works.

  • 4.2.2. Controlling violations, preparing necessary minutes, and reports.

5.1. The Ministry shall, before making any amendments to the Regulation, do the following:

5.1.1. Publish a draft of the proposed amendments in accordance with the legal procedures.

5.1.2. Provide the public with the opportunity to submit comments on the draft amendments.

5.2. Comments shall be submitted in the form and manner specified by the legal procedures.

5.3. The Ministry shall review the comments received and may adopt the proposed amendments as it deems appropriate.

5.4. The Ministry shall publish the approved amendments to the Regulation in the official gazette, and by the means it deems appropriate, and in accordance with the established procedures.

5.5. The Regulation shall come into effect after its amendment on the date specified in the notice published in the official gazette.

• 6.1. The Ministry coordinates with the Authority to carry out the tasks within its jurisdiction, or those requested by the Ministry in accordance with paragraph (9) of Article Three of the Law, including but not limited to:

  • 6.1.1. Defining mineral reserve areas.

  • 6.1.2. Developing the national geological database.

  • 6.1.3. Updating the information of the national geological database.

  • 6.1.4. Linking the geological database with the records established by the Ministry.

  • 6.1.5. Providing any map, non-confidential data, or results of any studies related to mineral resources.

  • 6.1.6. Making geological information and data available to the public.

  • 6.1.7. Preserving drilling samples in the National Drilling Samples Library.

• 7.1. The Ministry shall establish an electronic platform through which beneficiary services are provided, including:

  • 7.1.1. Submitting license applications.

  • 7.1.2. Issuing, renewing, and extending licenses.

  • 7.1.3. Modifying and transferring licenses, or partially or fully relinquishing them.

  • 7.1.4. Submitting periodic reports.

  • 7.1.5. Sending and receiving notices and notifications.

  • 7.1.6. Any other services provided by the Ministry.

• 7.2. The electronic platform shall clarify the information required to provide the service and the mechanism for accessing it.