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  • Mineral Prospecting Licence Applications MCTA1/22, OMA1/22, KDRA2/22 and KDRA3/22

    Topics:
    • Minerals and Petroleum, 
    • Minerals and Petroleum licensing for exploration and extraction

    The Department for the Economy carried out public consultations in respect of the mineral prospecting licence applications MCTA1/22, OMA1/22, KDRA2/2 and KDRA3/22. The public consultations began on 6 June 2022 and closed on 28 August 2022.

    Responses

    A Consultation Summary Report has been produced for each application and can be viewed at:

    • Consultation Summary Report MCTA1/22
    • Consultation Summary Report OMA1/22
    • Consultation Summary Report KDRA2/22 and KDRA3/22

    In total by the end of the consultations the Department had received 122 different responses and appropriately redacted versions of these are available at:

    • MCTA1/22 consultation responses
    • OMA1/22 consultation responses
    • KDRA2/22 consultation responses
    • KDRA3/22 consultation responses

    Award of Licences

    The Department awarded Mineral Prospecting Licences for each of these applications on 1 October 2022. A redacted copy of each licence is available to view at :

    • Mineral Prospecting Licence MCT1/22
    • Mineral Prospecting Licence OM1/22
    • Mineral Prospecting Licence KDR2/22
    • Mineral Prospecting Licence KDR3/22

    Please note the Licences available in these links are current agreed drafts which will be replaced with redacted copies of the endorsed Licences as soon as they are available.

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