Section 77, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009

(1) Subject to this Act and the conditions of an explorationlicence granted under this Act, the holder of an exploration licence, his employees, servants or agents shall have the exclusive right to carry on approved exploration operations in the exploration licence area. (2) For the purpose of exercising the right conferred under subsection (1), the holder of an exploration licence may enter upon the exploration licence area together with his employees, servants or agents and may- (a) explore thereon for all minerals; (b) drill boreholes and make such excavations as may be necessary; (c) take and remove specimens and samples from the exploration licence area not exceeding such limit as is reasonably required for exploration; (d) sell, with the prior written permission of the Director, mineral specimens and samples obtained from exploration operations; (e) subject to any law then in force, take timber and water from any lake or watercourse for the purposes of exploration; (f) erect camps and temporary buildings, including installations in any water forming part of the exploration licence 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; and (g) remove on or before the termination of the exploration operations, any camps, temporary buildings or installations which the holder may have erected. 56 57 holder