Section 33
Commencement of field prospecting activities
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(1)
The holder of a prospecting licence shall commence field prospecting activities within three months from the date the prospecting licence is issued.
(2)
The holder of a prospecting licence shall, upon commencement of prospecting activities, send a written notice as may be prescribed by the Authority to the Director, the Superintendent and the Director of Minerals and Geoscience, and should the prospecting area include any reserved land or reserved forest area, to the officer for the time being having the control over such land, stating—
(a)
the prospecting licence number;
(b)
the name and address of the holder of the prospecting licence; and
(c)
the date of commencement of field prospecting activities.
(3)
In this section, “prospecting activities” means activities physically undertaken within the prospecting area to prospect for minerals, and includes airborne geophysical and geomagnetic surveys and other related surveys.
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