About the Ministry

BACKGROUND

The Ministry of Mining is responsible for promoting and regulating the Solid Minerals and the Upstream Petroleum Sectors for socio-economic growth and development of Malawi. The Ministry has got 2 technical departments namely: Department of Mines and Geological Survey Department. Its operations are aligned with Mines and Mineral Act of 2019; Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act of 1983; Explosives Act of 1967; Malawi Vision 2063 and other cross-cutting pieces of legislations and policies.

MANDATE

The Ministry is mandated to ensure the sustainable development and utilization of mineral and petroleum resources for socioeconomic growth and development of the country.

VISION

MISSION

SOME OF THE MINERALS EXTRACTED IN MALAWI

The Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) identifies mining as one of the sectors that could potentially generate economic growth for the country.

Gold

Gold as one of the metallic and high value minerals will need to be re-examined using modern exploration techniques.

Graphite

Large resources of flake graphite has also been discovered, detailed evaluation of this resource is required but the provisional average grade of the ore is about 10% carbon.

Zircon from mount Malosa

Zircon is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates and is a source of the metal zirconium.