Why Nigeria Mining Cadastre

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

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 cartographic database of all mineral titles and applications in both paper and electronic formats (the cadastral maps).

Create and maintain a database of all mineral titles and applications;