Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
R 385
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)RegulationsAmendment Regulations to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations, 2020Chapter 2 : Mineral and Petroleum, Social and Environmental RegulationsPart 1 : Mineral and Petroleum Regulation30. 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. |
