RULE-101

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 V FINANCIAL 101. Royalties payable on minerals: (1) Subject to this Part, the holder of - (a) a mining lease who has won or mined any mineral or group of minerals in the course of mining operations carried on by the holder; or (b) an exploration licence, a prospecting licence or a mineral deposit retention licence who has found or incidentally won any mineral or group of minerals in the course of any exploration prospecting operations carried on by the holder, shall be liable to pay to the Government, in respect of any such mineral or group of minerals disposed of by the holder, royalty determined in accordance with this Part. (2) For the purposes of this Part any mineral or group of minerals is disposed of if it is - (a) sold, donated or bartered; (b) appropriated to treatment or other processing without having been dealt with as provided in paragraph (a) prior to appropriation; or (c) exported from Balochistan without having been dealt with as provided in paragraph (a) or (b) prior to export.