Mineral Rights Cadastre : Promoting Transparent Access to Mineral Resources

This document proposes a set of generally applicable recommendations and good practices for creating a Mineral Rights Cadastre (MRC), an administrative body responsible for overseeing the process of granting and managing mineral licenses throughout a country. The document reviews lessons learned from World Bank-funded projects aimed at reforming mineral rights management and assesses the impacts and benefits of the implemented changes. The document focuses on the MRC system as a key regulatory agency of mining sector administration. This study is also intended to fill a gap in the literature on mining sector administration, as few publications since roughly the 1930s have been dedicated to the overall analysis of MRCs, particularly in relation to modern and recent mining cadastral practices. While the overall concepts and principles presented in this document are intended to be universally valid and applicable, there is no single solution to mining sector development, and it would be unrealistic to believe that actions that have been successful in one country can be directly transferred to others. The MRC of any given country will need to be adapted to that particular country's culture, tradition, existing legal framework, development capacity, and other factors. This document describes the trade-offs that may be necessary to arrive at an acceptable solution; using case studies, it also highlights concrete applications that can be recommended, based on typical country circumstances.

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Main Authors:	Ortega Girones, Enrique, Pugachevsky, Alexandra, Walser, Gotthard
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-06
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICS, APPLICATION OF INFORMATION, ARTISANAL MINING, AUCTION, AUCTIONS, BANKING SECTOR, BLACK MARKET, CADASTRAL INFORMATION, CADASTRAL PROCEDURES, CADASTRE, CADASTRE MANAGEMENT, CADASTRES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, CHECKS, CLOSURE, CLOSURE PLAN, COAL, COLLATERAL, COLLATERAL FOR BANK LOANS, COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE, COMMODITY, COMMODITY PRICES, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, COMPUTER SYSTEM, COMPUTERS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, COPPER, COPPER MINES, COPYRIGHT, DATA TRANSFER, DECENTRALIZATION, DECISION MAKING, DEPOSIT, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY, DIGITAL SYSTEM, DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT, DOMAIN, DRILLING, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC VOLATILITY, EFFECTIVE USE, EI, EITI, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, EVALUATION CRITERIA, EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS, EXPLOITATION, EXPLOITATION ACTIVITIES, EXPLOITATION LICENSES, EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES, EXPLORATION AND MINING, EXPLORATION DATA, EXPLORATION DRILLING, EXPLORATION LICENSE, EXPLORATION LICENSES, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE, FIELD EQUIPMENT, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FUNCTIONALITIES, GAS, GEMSTONE MINING, GEOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, GEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE, GEOLOGICAL MAPS, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, GEOLOGY, GIS SOFTWARE, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM, GOLD, GPS, HARDWARE, HOST GOVERNMENTS, HUMAN RESOURCES, IMAGE, IMAGES, INCOME, INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY, INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATIONS, INSPECTION, INSPECTION DEPARTMENT, INSTITUTION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS, INSTRUMENT, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS, LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND PARCELS, LAND USE, LANDOWNER, LEGAL BASIS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL FRAMEWORKS, LEGAL PROVISIONS, LEGAL SYSTEM, LICENSE HOLDERS, LICENSES IN ACCORDANCE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MATERIAL, METALS, MINE CLOSURE, MINE DEVELOPMENT, MINERAL DEPOSITS, MINERAL EXPLORATION, MINERAL INDUSTRY, MINERAL LEGISLATION, MINERAL LICENSES, MINERAL RESOURCE, MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RIGHTS, MINERAL SECTOR, MINERALS, MINERALS DEVELOPMENT, MINES, MINING ACTIVITIES, MINING ACTIVITY, MINING AREAS, MINING COMPANIES, MINING COUNTRIES, MINING INTERESTS, MINING INVESTORS, MINING LAW, MINING LICENSE, MINING LICENSES, MINING OPERATIONS, MINING POLICY, MINING PROJECT, MINING RIGHTS, MINING ROYALTIES, MINING SECTOR, MINING SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, MINING SECTOR REFORM, MINING SECTOR REFORMS, MINING TITLE, MINING TITLES, MINING TRADITION, MONETARY FUND, MORTGAGE, MORTGAGES, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCES, OGMC, OIL, OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, PAYMENT OF FEES, PERPETUITY, PMI, POLICY DECISIONS, POLICY MAKERS, POST-CLOSURE, POTENTIAL INVESTORS, PRIVATE INVESTORS, PRIVATE PROPERTY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PROSPECTING, PROTOCOLS, PUBLIC REGISTER, QUARRIES, REGISTRIES, REGISTRY, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS, REINVESTMENT, RELINQUISHMENT REQUIREMENTS, RESERVES, RESOURCE CURSE, RESOURCE EXTRACTION, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, RESOURCES POLICY, RESULT, RESULTS, RETURN, REVENUE TRANSPARENCY, RISK FACTOR, RISK MANAGEMENT, SAFETY, SATELLITE, SMALL-SCALE, SMALL-SCALE MINING, SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, SUPERVISION, SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, TARGETS, TAX, TAXATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS, TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS, TRENCHING, UNIQUE IDENTIFIER, URANIUM, USES, VALUE CHAIN, VERIFICATION, VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK, WRITTEN DOCUMENT, WTP,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/10587371/mineral-rights-cadastre-promoting-transparent-access-mineral-resources https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18399
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