Section 127, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009

(1) On an application for an exploration licence, theapplicant shall indicate- (a) in its proposed programme of dredging operations, whether its exploration operations will entail dredging and if so, whether the type or method of dredging would entail flooding; (b) the types of machines or equipment intended to be used in the dredging operations; and (c) whether dredging is the only economically viable process of exploration, in other words that that there is no other safe method of exploration in terms of damage to the environment and cost effectiveness. (2) On an application for an artisanal mining, small-scale mining, or large-scale mining licence, the applicant shall indicate- (a) in its proposed programme of dredging operations, whether its mining operations will entail dredging and if so, whether the type or method of dredging would entail flooding; (b) the types of machines or equipment intended to be used in the dredging operations; and (c) whether dredging is the only economically viable process of mining, in other words that that there is no other safe method of mining in terms of damage to the environment and cost effectiveness;