Section 36Part 3 — Mining
Obligations under a mining lease
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The holder of a mining lease shall, within a period of six months from the date of the lease and thereafter during the currency of the lease, commence and adequately carry on to the satisfaction of the Governor bona fide mining operations on the land included in the lease:
the Governor may, on the written application of the holder, suspend the obligation imposed by this subsection for such time as the Governor may think fit.
The holder of a mining lease shall, during the currency of the lease, keep all excavations, whether made prior to the grant of the lease or during the currency of the lease, secured to the satisfaction of the Governor in such manner as to prevent persons or stock inadvertently entering them.
The holder of a mining lease, if not personally residing on the land the subject of the lease or in the opinion of the Governor not residing sufficiently near to give continuous supervision to mining operations being conducted on such land, shall, at all times, have so residing a responsible agent in charge of such operations, and shall forthwith notify the Governor of every appointment of such an agent and of any change in such appointment.
The holder of a mining lease shall take all due and proper precautions for the safety of all persons employed by him in mining operations.
The Governor may require that the holder of a mining lease shall employ a person who possesses either adequate mining experience or qualifications in mining and that such person shall personally supervise the mining operations under the lease.
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