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Section 64, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009
Status not yet checkedThe Mines and Minerals Act, 2009, Sierra Leone
(1) Subject to this Act and the conditions of areconnaissance licence granted under this Act, the holder of a
reconnaissance licence, his employees, servants or agents shall have
the non-exclusive right to carry on reconnaissance operations in
the reconnaissance area.
(2) For the purpose of exercising the right conferred
under subsection (1), the holder of a reconnaissance licence may-
(a) enter on or fly over the reconnaissance area
to carry on approved reconnaissance
operations on a non-exclusive basis;
(b) take and remove specimens and samples from
the reconnaissance area not exceeding such
limit as is reasonably required for
reconnaissance purposes;
(c) sell, with the prior written permission of the
Director, mineral specimens and samples
obtained from reconnaissance operations;
(d) subject to any law then in force, take timber
and water from any lake or watercourse for
the purposes of reconnaissance operations;
(e) erect camps and temporary buildings,
including installations in any water forming
part of the reconnaissance area provided that
the erection of any camp or building under
this paragraph shall not be construed as
conferring any right, title or interest in the
land;
(f) remove on or before the termination of the
reconnaissance operations, any camps,
temporary buildings or installations which
the holder may have erected.
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