FAQs

An exploration license may not be transferred, directly or indirectly, during the first year of its term.

Yes, holders of exploration and exploitation licenses may request a partial relinquishment of the license area, including its boundaries and coordinates.

Yes, if the surface rental fees are not paid, a penalty for non-payment will be imposed:

First penalty: A warning for 30 days.

Second penalty: A violation notice for 30 days. If the violation is not corrected within the notice period, a fine will be imposed.

Third penalty: A fine will be imposed for every 30-day delay from the date of the violation notice fine.

The deadline for paying fines is 30 days according to the state's revenue system.

If payment is not made within this period, a final warning is sent to the debtor, requiring payment within an additional 15 days.

If compliance is not met, enforcement actions and seizure are carried out through the competent court.

No, the fine must be paid before being able to apply for services on the Taadeen platform.

Yes, it is possible to divide the financial guarantee if the license is newly issued, provided that the required duration of the license is 3 years or more.

Yes, it is possible to combine multiple balances as proof of financial capability to cover the project costs.

No, proof of financial capability must be in the name of the company submitting the application, and cannot be in the name of the company owner or one of its partners.

No, the holder of the surplus raw materials license does not have the right to establish any facility or fixed unit related to crushing, grinding, processing, or refining operations on-site.

When the license holder discovers other minerals of the same category as the one the license was issued for, a request for modification of the issued license must be submitted to include the newly discovered mineral.

Yes, the owner of a small mining license and mine can transfer their license to another owner through the "License Transfer" service on the Taadeen.sa mining platform, provided the following conditions are met:

The transferee must be a qualified person who meets the license requirements.

There should be no outstanding amounts owed by the license holder to the ministry.
 

The exploration license cannot be transferred, either directly or indirectly, during the first year of its term.

Yes, the license holder who possesses an exploration license or a building materials quarry license can obtain more than one license, according to the conditions outlined: 

Exploration License:

• The applicant must have the minimum required direct employees, classified under categories (A) and (B), with continuous work experience and technical expertise.
• The applicant must comply with the provisions of the system, regulations, and license conditions.
• The applicant must adhere to the work plan and financial expenditures for the exploration license over the past three years.
• A report should be submitted detailing the technical experience and licenses previously obtained, along with the results of their activities.
• Establishments owning factories that rely on mineral raw materials for their inputs may obtain more than one exploration license, provided the requests are limited to raw materials used in those factories.

Building Materials Quarry License:

• Previous experience: The applicant must have a mining exploitation license that has been active for at least two years.
• The applicant must comply with the implementation of the project, programs, and plans for the previous building materials quarry license.
• The applicant should not have committed four violations, where the fine for any of them exceeds 200,000 SAR, within the last two years.
• Entities that own factories and whose license location does not cover the raw materials required by the factory may apply to the ministry for another license, provided they demonstrate their technical competence and financial capability