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Regulation
of Minerals
The Parliament has enacted Mines & Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 for the development and regulation of mines and minerals Section 13 (1) of the act empowers the Central Government to make rules for regulating the grant of reconnaissance permits, prospecting licenses and mining leases in respect of minerals (major minerals) and for purposes connected therewith Section 15 (1) of the act empowers the State Government to make rules for regulating the grant of quarry leases, mining leases and other mineral concessions in respect of minor minerals and for purposes connected there with.
Accordingly the Central Government has framed“ Mineral Concession Rule, 1960” and the State Government has framed “ M.P. Minor Mineral Rule, 1996”
Major
Minerals
The State Government will grant a reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence or mining lease to such person who is an Indian national or a company as defined in sub-section (i) of section 3 of the Companies Act 1956.
In respect of minerals specified in First Schedule, the State Government shall obtain previous approval of the Central Government before granting reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence or mining lease.
2. Maximum area for which a reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence or mining lease may be granted: -
No
person shall acquire in respect of any minerals or prescribed group of
associated minerals in a state: -
a. One or more reconnaissance permits covering a total area of ten thousand square kilometers, provided that the area granted under a single reconnaissance permit shall not exceed five thousand square kilometers.
b. One or more prospecting licenses covering a total area of more than twenty-five square kilometers.
c. One or more mining leases covering a total area of more than ten square kilometers.
3. Period for which reconnaissance permits, prospecting licenses and mining leases may be granted or renewed
The period for which a reconnaissance permit or prospecting licenses may be granted shall not exceed three years and a prospecting licenses may be renewed for such period so that total period shall not exceed five years.
The maximum period for which a mining lease may be granted shall not exceed thirty years and minimum period shall not be less than twenty years, and it may be renewed for a period of twenty years.
Application for these shall be made to the State Government through the Collector of the district in which the area falls in following forms annexed
b. Application for prospecting licenses
c. Application for renewal of prospecting licenses
Form ‘ E '
d. Application for mining lease
Form ‘ I '
e. Application for renewal of mining lease
Form ‘J '
Minor Minerals
Quarry leases of minor minerals are sanctioned by the State Government, Director, Geology & Mining, M.P. and Collectors depending upon the mineral and area applied as detailed in Rule 6 for Schedule Iminerals. Quarries of Schedule II minerals are auctioned by the Sub –Divisional officers of the concerned sub divisions.
Applications for quarry leases and renewal shall be made to the collector of the district in which the area falls in form I annexed.
Rates of Royalty
Prospecting
Report: -
Prospecting report, those are completed by the department under the
regular field programme, of the mineral deposit, is provided on the payment of
Rs. 10,000/- per hectare.
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