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Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)

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Amendment Regulations to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations, 2020

Chapter 2 : Mineral and Petroleum, Social and Environmental Regulations

Part 1 : Mineral and Petroleum Regulation

30. Exploration work programme

 

(1) An exploration work programme must contain—
(a) the full particulars of the applicant;
(b) a plan contemplated in regulation 2(2), showing the area to which the application relates;
(c) a registered description of the area to which the application relates;
(d) the mineral or minerals to be explored;
(e) the period for which the right is required;
(f) an outline of the geological, geochemical, geophysical, exploration drilling and other work to be performed;
(g) technical data detailing the exploration method or methods to be implemented and the time required for each stage of the proposed exploration operation;
(h) an estimate of the expenditure to be incurred for each stage of the exploration operation where the expenditure must be broken down into—
(i) exploration costs; and
(ii) costs pertaining to the rehabilitation and management of environmental impacts.

 

(2) The exploration work programme contemplated in subregulation (1) shall form part of the exploration right where such right is granted.

 

(3) In the case where an old order prospecting right must be converted into a new exploration right, the following information must, in addition to that required in terms of item 6 of Schedule II to the Act and to that required in terms of regulations 28 and 30, also be included—
(a) a brief summary of the geology of the exploration target with a compilation of the data and conclusions generated under the old order prospecting right;
(b) a description of the contractual work commitment and exploration work carried out and conclusions reached, which must include—
(i) past geological results as are outlined for the progress report;
(ii) details of past expenditure broken down into exploration costs, manpower costs and costs pertaining to the rehabilitation and management of environmental impacts;
(iii) data previously compiled but not yet provided to the designated agency; and
(iv) a statement reflecting rehabilitation work completed and the rehabilitation work uncompleted.