The Minerals Regulation Commission (MRC) is mandated to provide regulatory oversight and ensure compliance across the entire minerals sector value chain. The Commission is responsible for monitoring and regulating the development, management, extraction, processing, marketing, and trading of mineral resources to ensure:

1. Sustainable, ethical, and responsible mineral development
2. Maximisation of national revenue and long-term socio-economic benefits
3. Protection of public interest, worker safety, environmental integrity, and community welfare
4. Orderly development of the minerals sector under a stable and predictable regulatory framework