Can a legal entity engage in mining and is it necessary to obtain a license to carry out mining activities?

With the entry into force on 28 March 2018. Decree No. 8 grants legal entities the right to carry out mining activities. In accordance with Decree No. 8, a legal entity can carry out mining activities only after it has acquired the status of a resident of the hi-tech Park. In accordance with the decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated September 1, 2010 No. 450 "on licensing of certain types of activities", mining activities are not classified as licensed activities.