(1)
A licensee for prospecting operations or excavation shall, in order to
carryout the mining operations referred to in the license, inform the
Department within a period of Thirty days, if any minerals other than those
specified in the license are found and he/she shall be issued a license for
mining operation of such minerals on the priority basis.
(2) If the licensee who has found any minerals other than those
specified in the license pursuant to Sub-rule (1), desires to operate mining
operations of such newly invented minerals, he/she shall have to obtain a
license for prospecting or excavation within a period of Thirty days from
the date of information so submitted having followed the procedure as laid
down in Rules 6,7,14 and 15, as per necessity.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Sub-rule (2), a
licensee shall not be issued a license for mining operation of such minerals
in the following circumstances:
(a) if information is not given within a period of thirty
days from the date of finding of the minerals.
19 Inserted by the First Amended.
20 Inserted by the First Amended.
(b) If a licensee expresses his/her unwillingness to
carryout mining operation.
(4) If a person to whom priority has been given pursuant to Sub-rule
(1) does not obtain a license for such minerals, the Department may issue a
license for such mining operations to any other person.