(1) On the basis of evaluation of the proposals pursuant to Rule
26 and negotiations concluded with offerer pursuant to Rule 27, if the
Department deems appropriate to accept the proposal, it may conclude a
contract with the offerer by accepting the proposal and shall issue a license
for mining operations of specified minerals.
(2) The Department may, after concluding a contract pursuant to
Sub-rule (1), grant a license in the format as prescribed in Schedule-11 for
mining operations of the specified 11 minerals to the party concluding a
contract.
(3) The Department may, while granting a license by concluding a
contract pursuant to Sub-rules (1) and (2), include special conditions like
renewal of a license, size and territory of mining area, period of prospecting
and excavation, operation of mining and it may also provide special
facilities to a party concluding a contract.
(4) The Department may, while granting a license for mining
operations by concluding a contract pursuant to Sub-rules (1) and (2),
include a condition of taking royalty and local development fee including
other fee or amount pursuant to these Rules from the contractor and it may
conclude the contract.