Section 51
State OrdinanceIn forceProvision 51 of 166
Section 51
Subject to this Ordinance, the holder of a mining lease or certificate authorizing a large scale operation may apply for and be granted on a priority basis a prospecting licence for areas contiguous to the mining land in respect of which the mining lease has been granted if—
(a)
no other mineral tenement for such contiguous land has been granted;
(b)
the lessee has complied with the requirements of this
Ordinance; and
(c)
the lessee has complied with the terms and conditions specified in the mining lease.