Legal Documents

New Rules for Small Scale Mining

Open Letter to Bureau for Minerals and Petroleum (BMP)

The changes proposed by the Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum (BMP) to Greenland’s
Mineral Resources Act regarding the rights of Native Greenlandic people to undertake
small-scale mining activities, specifically for gemstone ruby, are unwise and
unwelcome.

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STANDARD TERMS FOR PERSONAL NON-EXCLUSIVE
LICENCES FOR EXPLORATION FOR AND EXPLOITATION
OF MINERALS

Draft proposals for changes in the current mining law, proposed by the Bureau for Minerals and Petroleum (BMP) to cover small scale mining.

October 2008

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STANDARD TERMS FOR EXCLUSIVE LICENCES FOR SMALLSCALE
EXPLORATION FOR AND EXPLOITATION OF
MINERALS

Draft proposals for changes in the current mining law, proposed by the Bureau for Minerals and Petroleum (BMP) to cover small scale mining.

October 2008

Download Draft Proposal