From the 12th to the 13th of June, a team of Inspectors from the Autoridade Nacional dos Minerais (ANM) held a courtesy meeting with the Municipal Authority of Bobonaro. The purpose of this meeting was to share information regarding the roles of the ANM and to inform the Municipal Authorities including Post Administrators and random inspection plan for all Mining Activities currently underway in each municipality, respectively. Following the courtesy meeting, the Inspector team proceeded with the random inspections in accordance with Article 119 (4) of the Law No.12/2012, 30 June, on the Mining Code, to identify all companies conducting Mining Activities.

During the random inspections, the inspection team identified that four companies in the municipality conducting Mining Activities, particularly rock and sand extractions without valid Environmental License and Mineral Permit. All these companies are conducting Mining Activities for commercialization and for supplying to private and government projects within Bobonaro Municipality. These companies promptly received verbal notifications followed by written notices to cease their activities and to comply with the Environmental Licensing and Mineral Permit process under Law No. 12/2021, 30th June on the Mining Code.