Ministry of Mines and Energy

Cambodia’s first formal artisanal mining community has been established in Mondulkiri province as part of ongoing government efforts to legalize the activities of small-scale miners. Phnom Penh Post, 28 April 2015

612 military police was requested to aid the National Police, Ministry of Mines and Energy authorities and court officials as they inspect and crack down on illegal mining in all the provinces. Phnom Penh Post, 5 March 2015

MME has decided to decentralize the process for small-scale miners and dredgers to obtain licenses, with the government now permitting provincial authorities to directly issue licenses to operators without ministerial oversight. Under the new regulations, small-scale mining operations are defined as: open mines that take up no more than 1 hectare of land and dig […]

a. Reviewing license (unregulated dredging): there are 142 sand dredging companies operating in Cambodia, but only 37 of them have licenses. MME reviewed and ended license agreement and fine the companies that do not follow the license agreement. b. Conducting impact assessment of sand dredging: MME has put a hold on new applications for licenses […]