i. Supervise field activities of Zonal/State Offices; ii. Provide mineral and mining operation information in response to inquiries by investors and mining stakeholders; iii. Process applications for Permit to export mineral samples for analysis, Permit to export minerals for commercial purpose, and License to   Purchase and Possess minerals. iv. Process request by operators to benefit from mining incentives, dispose mines tailings and dumps. v. Evaluate reports of field activities from Zonal/State Offices and advise the  Director appropriately. vi. Carry out field monitoring inspections of mines and quarries to ensure compliance by mining operators with the provisions of the mining Act, and mines health and safety Regulations. vii. Develop and recommend to the Director, training programmes for technical   and professional capacity building of officers of the Department.