The Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office (NMCO) came into being following the Federal Government’s Mining Sector reform programme which was implemented by Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in collaboration with the World Bank Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project.
The NMCO, which became an autonomous Agency of Government, as provided by section 5(1) of the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, (2007), is responsible for the management and administration of mineral titles, considered to be the cornerstone of a secure mineral rights system.
The Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office is empowered by the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, 2007 to perform the following functions:
- Receive, consider and dispose of applications for mineral titles and permits as well as applications for the transfer, renewal, modification, and relinquishment of mineral titles or extension of areas;
- Grant, issue, suspend and (with the approval of the Minister) revoke mineral titles;
- Maintain a chronological record of all applications for mineral titles in a Priority Register and General Register and maintain the cadastral registers;
- Create and maintain a database of all mineral titles and applications; and
- Create and maintain a cartographic database of all mineral titles and applications in both paper and electronic formats (the cadastral maps).
Services
Exploration License
Small Scale Mining Lease
Mining Lease
Quarry Lease
Water Use Permit
37 Lobito Crescent;
Off Ademola Adetokunbo,
Wuse II,
Abuja Nigeria