TAMFU & Co. LAW FIRM - Douala, Cameroun

The Firm’s core areas of practice are Family law, Criminal and Cybercriminality law, Sport law, Maritime Law and Litigation, Immigration Law, Banking and Finance law, Employment and Labour Law, Mining, Oil & Gas Law, Telecommunication Law, Transport Law, Criminal Defense, Intellectual Property, Civil and Family Law matters, Tax, Dispute Resolution and Litigation, Corporate Mergers & Acquisition and Securities, and General Business Law

The Republic of Cameroon stands today as a Traditional Mining Country in the sub Saharan African region attracting a lot of foreign investors all over the world.
Mineral exploration in Cameroon is presently regulated by LAW No. 2016/017 of 14 DECEMBER 2016 known as the Mining Code.
On the 14th of December 2020, the President of the Republic of Cameroon restructured the mining sector by creating the National Mining Corporation called SONAMINES, a new establishment that will henceforth develop and promote the mining sector.

Today, companies that are established and doing business in the mining sector under the Cameroonian law are encouraged to seek legal assistance to be able to understand and abreast themselves with the above mention Law. However, note can be taken of the fact that there are five types of mining titles that can be applied for and obtain in Cameroon, to wit: Non-industrial mining licence, semi-mechanized non industrial mining licence, Exploration permit, small-scale mining permit, Industrial Mining permit.