(1) If a person desires to carry out excavation of minerals quality and quantity of
which have already been determined, he/she shall have to apply to the
Department in the format as specified in Schedule-7 along with
proposed scheme of excavation.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule
(1), if a person holding a license of prospecting operations pursuant to
Rule 7 desires to perform the excavation, he/she shall have to apply to
the Department to obtain a license for mining opening operation in the
format as specified in Schedule-7 along with a detailed prospecting
report and proposed scheme of excavation before expiry of the period
of prospecting operations.