Last Updated: 1 August 2020
AN ACT TO REPEAL THE MINING ORDINANCE AND TO MAKE BETTER PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROSPECTING FOR AND MINING PRECIOUS METALS AND OTHER MINERALS
[MIN 28] Disposal of minerals obtained in prospecting28
All minerals obtained in the course of prospecting under a prospector’s right or prospecting licence shall be the property of the State and shall not be removed from the vicinity whence they were obtained nor disposed of by the holder of the right or licence without the consent in writing of the Director, except in so far as may be necessary for the purpose of sampling and assay.