GEOLOGY and MINES

WELCOME TO GEOLOGY & MINES

This Department's responsibility is to promote and manage mineral resource exploration and exploitation with the aim of improving the well-being of Vanuatu's people.

The department also works closely with numerous regional and international organizations such as SOPAC that provide assistance in various programs and projects mainly of a nature

To Regulate and Promote

Petroleum
Geothermal
And Mineral Resources of Vanuatu to reach a level that contributes sustainably to the economy and social wellbeing for the present and future generations: while minimizing environmental impacts of these activities

A sustainable Petroleum, Geothermal and Mineral Resource Sector

Enhancement of institutional capacity

Enhancement of the visibility and confidence in public actions to attract investments through transparent stable and efficiently enforced legislative and regulatory frameworks as well as updated and accessible geological statistics
Improvement of the capacity of the public institutions to fulfill key regulatory and promotional and monitoring role and for the formulation, management and implementation of geological resource strategies, plans and programs
Improvement capacity for monitoring and evaluation for an equitable and performing development

Development of Geo-scientific information’s systems and evaluation of resource potentials

Support to the discovery and preliminary evaluation of mineral, geothermal and petroleum resources
Improvement of accessibility and visibility of Vanuatu’s mineral, geothermal and petroleum potential

OUR MAIN OFFICE

PMB 9007
George Pompidou Road
Port-Vila
Vanuatu

phone number

+(678) 33120

VOiP

2517

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Opening Times

Mon - Fri: 08am - 12pm, 1pm - 5pm
Sat - Sun: Closed