In 2017, Center for Public Integrity (Centre for Public Integrity, CIP) conducted in Mozambique the Mining Awards Corruption Risk Assessment to analyze the mining legislation and current practices by the applicant companies. According to the mining legislation, mining activities in Mozambique can be carried out through various mining licenses and permits, such as Prospecting and Research licenses; Mining concessions; Mining Certificates; Mining passes; License of Mining Processing; and License of Commercialization of Mineral Products. This report analyzes 22 corruption risks that were categorized based on the most critical issues identified in the contextual and process risk map. Thus, the analysis covered the following themes: application, processing and awarding of licenses; community consultations and resettlements; environmental and social impact studies; verification of information; contracts and agreements; partnerships between domestic and foreign companies; and institutional capacity of the register.
