The Mining Act, 2012 Act No. 36 regulates reconnaissance, exploration, development and production of minerals and mineral products in South Sudan, according to the principles of sustainable development. Other substantive laws within the regulatory framework for the mining sector can be found below. The official version of the primary law is in English and there are no official translations of this law into other languages. The government regulating entity is the Ministry of Mining (https://mom.gov.ss/). The country’s mining contracts are not available at resourcecontracts.org.  

Last updated 7th , April, 2024