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.

Powers

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.