Law No.22 of 2010 concerning Mines and Quarries. Country/Territory Yemen Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Land & soil, Mineral resources, Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Mining Public health Protection of environment Pollution control Zoning Basic legislation Exploration Authorization/permit Minerals Waste disposal Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Freshwater pollution Geographical area Asia, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Law consisting of 144 articles divided in VIII Parts aims at (i) regulating the operations of reconnaissance, exploration, mining, extraction of quarry raw materials, and artisanal mining; (ii) regulating the related rights and obligations; (iii) encouraging national and foreign capital in the field to satisfy the requirements of social and economic development of the State; and (iv) insuring ideal exploitation for mineral resources and quarry raw materials in compatibility with sound environmental management. According to the Law, the Government offers five types of licenses - issued by the Geological Survey and Minerals Resources Board - and the amount of prescribed fee of the applications of the license, extension, transfer and enlargement shall be determined by the Regulation. The licenses are as follows (1) reconnaissance; (2) exploration; (3) mining; (4) quarrying; and (5) artisanal. The law, for each type of license, specifies (i) how to obtain it; (ii) the cases for which it cannot be granted; and (iii) the rights it guarantees. The Law establishes that all mineral resources until it is extracted from its place of natural occurrence shall remain the property of the State. Full text English Website www.eisourcebook.org References - Legislation Implemented by Prime Minister Decision No.1 of 2012 on the Executive Regulations of a Law concerning Mines and Quarries. Legislation | Yemen | 2012 Keyword: Minerals, Mining, Protection of environment, Exploration, Authorization/permit, Zoning, EIA Source: FAO, FAOLEX