Our Mission
The mission of RMB is to regulate and manage mineral, quarry, oil and gas.
Our Responsibilities:
1) to elaborate policies, strategic plans and regulations governing mineral, quarry, oil and gas resources for the benefit of the country;
2) to ensure compliance by license holders with the provisions of laws, regulations, directives and standards governing the mining, oil and gas industries in Rwanda;
3) to advise the Government on matters related to minerals, quarries, oil and gas resources;
4) to conduct research in geology, mining, oil and gas, and disseminate research findings;
5) to conduct exploration of mineral and quarry resources in the country;
6) to conduct exploration on oil and gas resources in the country;
7) to issue licenses for exploration, exploitation, transformation and trading of mineral and quarry products;
8) to issue licenses for exploration and production of oil and gas products;
9) to monitor the operations related to exploration, exploitation, value addition and trading of mineral and quarry products;
10) to monitor the operations related to exploration and production of oil and gas products;
11) to follow up and study the market trend of minerals, quarries, oil and gas resources;
12) to monitor geozahards and related geological matters and advise the Government;
13) to cooperate and collaborate with other regional and international institutions carrying out similar mission.
RMB has the following powers:
1) to carry out inspections where operations related to minerals, quarries, oil and gas resources are conducted with the purpose of ensuring compliance with the licensees’ obligations;
2) to generate revenues;
3) to impose administrative sanctions in case of violation of laws and regulations governing minerals, quarries, oil and gas resources;
4) to facilitate amicable settlement of the disputes related to minerals, quarries, oil and gas resources.