Mineral Code

This document is part of the source library for NRGI's 2017 Resource Governance Index, a comprehensive measure of the quality of natural resource governance in oil, gas and mineral-rich countries. To access the full dataset and all other index resources, visit https://resourcegovernanceindex.org.

Data and Resources

Mineral CodePDF
- Preview
- Download

Additional Info

Field	Value
Sector	Mining
Country	Mauritania
Year	2008
RGI Edition Year	2017
Topic	Beneficial ownership, Contract transparency and monitoring, Legislation and regulation, Licensing and negotiation, Mandatory payment disclosure, Measurement of environmental and social impacts, Tax policy and revenue collection
Document Type	Statute
RGI Sub-component	Licensing
RGI Questions	1.1a: How does the country legally define the ownership of subsoil extractive resources?, 1.1.9a: Is the government required to publicly disclose all signed licenses/contracts with extractive companies?, 1.1.7b: Do rules require public disclosure of beneficial owners of extractive companies?, 1.1b: Who is the licensing authority (i.e. who has the authority to grant exploration and extraction rights to companies)?, 1.1c: What licensing process does the licensing authority follow?, 1.1.3a: Is the government required to set pre-defined criteria by which companies become qualified to participate in a licensing process?, 1.1.3b: Prior to each licensing process, is the licensing authority required to disclose a list of biddable terms or negotiable terms?, 1.1.3c: Prior to each license process, is the licensing authority required to disclose the rules governing the licensing process, such as auction or negotiation rules?, 1.1.5a: Following each licensing process, is the licensing authority required to disclose the list of companies that submitted license applications (in the case of a first-come, first served; or negotiation round) or bids (in the case of an auction)?, 1.1.5b: Following each licensing process, is the licensing authority required to publicly disclose the identity of the winning bidder or applicant?, 1.1.5d: Are there rules that companies can follow to appeal licensing decisions?, 1.1.10d: Is the legislature required to ratify licenses/contracts?, 1.2.5a: Do rules specify the income tax rate(s) applying to extractive companies? , 1.2.5b: Do rules specify the royalty rate(s) applying to extractive companies?, 1.2.5d: Do rules specify the withholding tax rate(s) applying to extractive companies payments?, 1.2.5e: For countries using production sharing agreements, do rules specify the company and government production shares?, 1.3.7b: Are there specific procedures governing the resettlement of land users when project development interferes with their access to or use of land?, 1.3.5b: Are there rules governing rehabilitation and closure of extractive projects?
Did this document contribute to RGI scoring?	Used for scoring
Are the RGI questions here tagged with law and/or practice	Law
Publisher	Government
Author
Source or API link	https://s3.amazonaws.com/rgi-documents/51eb951a582061510b0f7f15664011e1cdd07c41.pdf
Maintainer	Natural Resource Governance Institute
Maintainer Email	Natural Resource Governance Institute