The Minerals and Mining Law Act 2000, regulates all mining operations and related activities within the territory of Liberia. The regulatory framework for the mining sector includes: the Minerals and Mining Law, 2000; and, the Mineral Exploration Regulations, 2010. Other applicable laws are listed below. The law is available on the official website of the government (https://mme.gov.lr/laws-and-regulations/). The official version of the law is in English and there are no official translations of this law into other languages. The government regulating entity is the Ministry of Mines and Energy (https://mme.gov.lr/). The country's mining contracts are available at resourcecontracts.org.
Last updated 6 April 2024
Last updated 6 April 2024
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY ACT 2002
LIBERIA LAND AUTHORITY ACT 2016
INVESTMENT ACT 2010
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND CONCESSIONS COMMISSION AMENDMENT ACT, 2010
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND CONCESSIONS COMMISSION ACT 2005
GENERAL BUSINESS LAW 1978
LAND RIGHTS ACT 2014
AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND CONCESSIONS ACT, 2005
REGULATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY RIGHTS LAW WITH RESPECT TO FOREST LANDS 2011
PROTECTED FOREST AREAS NETWORK ESTABLISHMENT ACT 2003
LAND RIGHTS POLICY 2013
LAND RIGHTS ACT, 2018
ASBESTOS REGULATION OF LIBERIA, 2017
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
MINERAL EXPLORATION REGULATIONS 2010
FOREST DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REGULATIONS 2007
REGULATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 2009
THE LIBERIA EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES AND TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (LEITI) ESTABLISHING ACT 2009
COMMUNITY RIGHTS LAW WITH RESPECT TO FOREST LANDS 2009
MINING LAW 2000
REVENUE CODE OF LIBERIA ACT 2011, AS AMENDED
NATIONAL BUREAU OF CONCESSIONS CREATION ACT 2010