Section 68

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"rock material" means any rock, stone, gravel, common sand, common earth, common clay, common laterite, loam, soil, mud, turf, coral, guano and any other rock material other than minerals, within or upon any land, and includes processed material therefrom;

"sample" means a fraction of naturally occurring matter deemed to be indicative of the mass of which it forms a part;

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"small scale operation" means a mining operation other than a large scale operation;

"specimen" means a fraction of naturally occurring matter not necessarily representative of the mass of which it forms a part;

"Superintendent of Mines" means the Superintendent of Mines appointed under section 7;

"Surveyor" means a Surveyor appointed under section 47 of the Land Ordinance

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"to mine" means intentionally to win minerals and includes any operation directly or indirectly and necessary therefor or incidental thereto, and "mining" shall be construed accordingly;

"to pan" means to wash or sift with a pan, dulang or rake for the purpose of obtaining minerals;

"treat" means to subject to any process whereby chemical or physical change takes place in the substance subjected thereto;

"waste" includes any discarded overburden material, tailing, any intermediate product from mining or mineral processing stockpiled for further operations, water treated or stored in mining or mineral processing, and any chemical substance temporarily or permanently withdrawn from such operations;

"water licence" means a water licence issued under section 100;

"water permit" means a water permit issued under section 101;