According to Section 21 (f) of the MDF ACT, five (5) percent of the moneys shall be allocated for research, training and projects aimed at the promotion of sustainable development through mining of which at least forty percent shall be allocated to the Geological Survey Department.
The allocation of Funds for Research, Training and Project is subject to the terms in the MDF Research Policy and its mandate is derived from the MDF ACT 2016, ACT 912, Section 5C, “Undertake minerals related research and development of capacity in human resource for mining institutions and institutions that train manpower for the regulatory institutions’’.