RULE-37

BALOCHISTAN MINERAL RULES, 2002 BALOCHISTAN MINERAL RULES, 2002 [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 9th March, 2002] No. S.O.(MR)4-6/2002, dated 8-1-2002.--In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2, of the Regulation of Mines and Oil-Fields and Mineral Development (Government Control) Act, 1948, (XXIV of 1948) the Government of Balochistan is pleased to make the flowing Rules:-- PART III MINERAL TITLES AND MINERAL CONCESSIONS Division-4 Mineral deposit retention licence 37. Application for mineral deposit retention licence: (1) An application for a mineral deposit retention licence - (a) shall, in the case of an individual, contain the information referred to in Rule 26 (1)(a); (b) shall, in the case of a company, contain the information referred to in Rule 18 (1) (a); (c) shall be accompanied by the description and plan or map referred to in Rule 18 (1)(d) of the area of land, not greater than the exploration area concerned,, over which the licence is required; (d) shall identify the mineral or group of minerals to which the application relates and furnish full details of the proven, estimated or inferred mineral reserves contained therein, and of the mining conditions pertaining thereto; (e) shall contain particulars of - (i) the proposals for the carrying out of work in the exploration area and expenditure during the period of the licence for which the application is made and if no further work in or in relation to the exploration area could be usefully carried out, the reasons therefore; (ii) the state of the environment in the area to which the application relates, the likely adverse impact which the proposed operations may have on the environment and the measures to be taken to prevent, mitigate or remedy such impact; (f) shall contain - (i) the particulars referred to in Rule 18 (1) (f) (technical and financial resources); and (ii) particulars of tile exploration licence held by the applicant; (g) shall- (i) give reasons in support of the claim that the mineral deposit discovered in the area of land to which the application relates could not then be mined on a profitable basis; and (ii) give a forecast of the circumstances in which, and the earliest date on which, the mineral or group of minerals discovered might tie so mined; (h) shall state the period for which the licence is required; (i) shall be accompanied by relevant data, studies, analyses documents and such other relevant information in relation to the application; and (ii) may contain any other matt et which, in the opinion of the applicant, is relevant to the application. (j) An application for a mineral deposit retention licence- (a) shall be made not later than one hundred and eighty days before the expiration of the exploration licence or any renewal thereof, or such letter date, but not later than such expiration date, as the licensing authority may allow, on good cause shown; and (d) retention licence shall comply with the requirements of sub-rules (1) and (7) of Rule 10.