Compliance with the requirements of Mozambican mining law is more strictly policed under the new Mining Law as it details criminal liability for breaches of mining laws (such as conducting exploration, production, processing or marketing Of mineral resources without the necessary authorization). The circumstances of mining titleholder default in which the State has the right to revoke a mining title are also more extensive. For example, under the new Mining Law the State is entitled to revoke a mining title if the holder of the mining title is indebted to the State