World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192009-07-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3129This mineral sector review examines the mineral sector as a potential source of growth and development in Malawi. In seeking the World Bank's assistance the Government of Malawi was particularly interested in confirming the potential for mineral sector growth, identifying which constraints to the development of the sector need to be addressed by the Government and suggesting strategies to foster a positive contribution by the mineral sector to sustainable development and poverty reduction. This report is organized into four chapters. Chapter one examines the potential for mineral sector growth in the short, medium and long term and indicates the direct and indirect economic and development benefits that could result. The remaining chapters address constraints that could prevent the mineral sector's full potential from being realized, especially those that can be addressed by government action, focusing on the development of efficient and effective legal, regulatory and institutional arrangements for managing the mineral sector (chapter two); the design of robust mineral revenue generation and management regimes (chapter three); and the creation of sound arrangements for the environmental and social management of the mineral sector (chapter four). Each chapter concludes with a summary of the main findings and recommendations for action with an indicated timeframe.CC BY 3.0 IGOAIRBORNE GEOPHYSICSASBESTOSASMAUDITSBAUXITEBITUMINOUS COALCADASTRECAPITAL FORMATIONCERAMICCERAMIC CLAYSCHROMIUMCLAYSCLIMATE CHANGECLOSURECOAL MINESCOMMODITY PRICECOPPERCOUNTRY ยท MINERAL RESOURCESDEBTDEBT RELIEFDIAMONDSDIATOMITEDIESELDIGITAL MAPSDRILLINGECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCESECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC IMPACTECONOMIC POLICIESEITIENERGY EFFICIENCYENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCEENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL POLICYEXPLOITATIONEXPLORATION ACTIVITYEXPLORATION LICENSEEXPLORATION LICENSESEXPORT PERFORMANCEEXTERNALITIESEXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIESEXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVEFOREIGN EXCHANGEFUELGARNETSGASGEMSTONE MININGGEMSTONESGEOCHEMICAL SURVEYSGEOLOGICAL MAPGEOLOGICAL MAPPINGGEOLOGICAL MAPSGEOLOGICAL STRUCTURESGEOLOGICAL SURVEYGEOLOGYGEOPHYSICAL SURVEYSGOLDGOOD GOVERNANCEGYPSUMHAZARDOUS WASTESHEALTH AND SAFETYHIGH TRANSPORTHIGHWAYSINCOME TAXINDUSTRIAL MINERALINDUSTRIAL MINERALSINFLATIONINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL MININGIRONIRON OREKAOLINLAND DISTURBANCELAND HOLDINGSLAND USELAND USE PLANNINGLAND-USE PLANNINGLARGE MININGLIMESTONEMANGANESEMARBLEMECHANIZED MININGMETALSMICAMINE DEVELOPMENTMINE EXPANSIONSMINE SITEMINERAL AGREEMENTMINERAL AGREEMENTSMINERAL COMMODITYMINERAL COMMODITY PRICESMINERAL DEPOSITMINERAL DEPOSITSMINERAL DEVELOPMENTMINERAL EXPLORATIONMINERAL EXPORTSMINERAL INDUSTRYMINERAL INVESTMENTMINERAL LICENSEMINERAL LICENSESMINERAL OCCURRENCESMINERAL OPERATIONSMINERAL POLICYMINERAL POTENTIALMINERAL PRICESMINERAL PROCESSINGMINERAL PRODUCTSMINERAL PROJECTSMINERAL RENTSMINERAL RESERVESMINERAL RESOURCEMINERAL RESOURCESMINERAL REVENUESMINERAL RIGHTSMINERAL ROYALTIESMINERAL ROYALTYMINERAL SANDSMINERAL SECTORMINERAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENTMINERAL SECTOR REVENUESMINERAL SECTORSMINERAL TYPESMINERALSMINERALS EXPLORATIONMINERALS INDUSTRYMINERALS LEGISLATIONMINERALS SECTORMINESMINING ACTIVITIESMINING ACTIVITYMINING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTMINING AREASMINING CLAIMSMINING COMPANIESMINING COMPANYMINING DEVELOPMENTMINING EQUIPMENTMINING FISCAL REGIMEMINING INDUSTRYMINING INDUSTRY SUPPORTMINING LAWMINING LEGISLATIONMINING LICENCEMINING LICENSESMINING OPERATIONSMINING POLICYMINING PROJECTMINING REGIONSMINING SECTORMISMANAGEMENTMOLYBDENUMNATURAL RESOURCESNICKELNIOBIUMOILORESPHOSPHATEPITSPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPORT FACILITIESPOTASSIUMPOTENTIAL INVESTORSPRECIOUS METALSPRECIOUS STONESPRODUCERSPROSPECTINGPUBLIC MININGPUBLIC MINING INSTITUTIONSQUARRIESQUARRYINGQUARTZRAILRAIL CONNECTIONRAIL CONNECTIONSRAIL INFRASTRUCTURERAIL TRANSPORTRAIL TRANSPORTATIONRAILWAYSRECLAMATIONREFININGREGIONAL TRANSPORTATIONRENEWABLE RESOURCESRESETTLEMENTRESOURCE BASERESOURCE CURSEREVENUE COLLECTIONREVENUE FLOWSREVENUE MANAGEMENTREVENUE SHARINGREVENUE TRANSPARENCYROADROADSROCKSROYALTY PAYMENTSRUBIESRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL ROADSSALTSANDSANDSTONESAPPHIRESSEMI-PRECIOUS STONESSILVERSMALL SCALESMALL SCALE MININGSMALL-SCALESMELTERSOCIAL SAFEGUARDSTALCTANTALUMTAXTAX RATESTAX REVENUETHORIUMTINTITANIUMTRANSITTRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT CORRIDORSTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORTATION CORRIDORSTRANSPORTATION COSTTRANSPORTATION SERVICESURANIUMURANIUM MINEURANIUM MININGURBAN AREASVEHICLEWASTE ROCKWEALTHZINCMalawi - Mineral Sector Review : Source of Economic Growth and DevelopmentWorld Bank10.1596/3129