Functions
- Formulating of mining development policies;
- Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of mining development policies;
- Designing mechanisms geared at effective accounting for the country’s mineral resources;
- Administering and reviewing mining laws;
- Attracting investment in the mining industry;
- Promoting beneficiation of mineral resources;
- Exploring, developing and beneficiating coal bed methane;
- Promoting and developing small-scale mining;
- Facilitating the indigenisation of the mining sector;
- Supervising and coordinating mining parastatals and State Enterprises.