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THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE [LEGAL SUPPLEMENT] B 29TH JULY, 2006 503 GUYANA No.

9 of2006 Regulations Made Under The Mining Act (No.

20 of 1989) In exercise of the Powers Conferred Act, 1989, I hereby make the following upon the Minister Regulations.

by Section 67 the Mining Citation and Duration 1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Mining (Special) regulations 2006, and shall come into effect on the 9th day 2006. of August, Restriction 2.
These Reguf@tions shall apply only for the purposes in relation areas as-described extent_only to' the grant of Special in schedule as set out in these Regulations.

of and over the Mining Permits and to the 11 hereunder, Persons who may apply 3.

(i) Persons with proven residency of Kurupung and smTOunding in a lottery to be announced.
areas within for Special a 12 mile radius may participate Mining Permits at a time and a date (ii)In order to show proof of residence in the Kurupung area the applicant shall this fact.

sign and swear to an affidavit attesting to Restriction of Application 4.

(i) The lottery shall be conducted in accordance with the rules as set out on Schedule 1.

(ii)An application Mining Permit by the Commission shall only apply for grant of one Special and only one application shall be .ccepted for processing.
(ii)Other procedures with respect on to allocation outlined Special Mining Permits shall be and publicized prior to the announced dated of the lottery.

(iii)All allotments as announced at the lottery shall be final.

(iv)Subsequent lottery, to the aforesaid all applications for Special Mining Permits, shall be tnade within lottery.
Failure the application six weeks uf the date of the and to comply with this provision as the case may be, procedure provided for in the r 504 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE [LEGAL SUPPLEMENT] B 29TH JULY, 2006 Mining Act 1989 and Regulations to have lapsed.

award being considered shall result in the (v)The Mining Regulations in all other respects shall apply.

SCHEDULE 1 1.

The size per block shall be no less than 25 acres.

2.
2.

First to be given to residents preference one year) of Kurupung preference/priority and its immediate being given to those with no other mining residency s:urrounding of no less than areas with first land tenure.

(with proven of Blocks 3.

Distribution to be done through a lottery system.

4.

All participants in the lottery must be registered.

A registration fee of $1,000.00 is applicable.

5.

A fee of $10,000.00 must be paid immediately on award of a block.

6.
6.

Only one block will be allocated or group.

to an individual 7.

Allottees within result six weeks of the allotment declared in the allotment being of the block.

abandoned application for Mining Permits Applications not made would and the block re-allocated.

are required to make the necessary 8.

Allottees must commence work within three months of the award.

9.

The GGMC will pre pare the description and map for the allottees.
10.Occupancy can only begin after demarcation of all boundaries· of blocks.

Same to be confirmed upon inspection.

11.No sale or assignment by Agreement or Power of Attorney is allowed either of five (5) years.

for a period aspect will be honoured by the Commission.

Any.

such arrangement would be void and no 12.All allocations are final.

SCHEDULE 11 Tract of state Surveys land located Topographic in the M�i Mining within Map 24SE, the following boundaries; District No.
3 as shown on Terra THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE [LEGAL SUPPLEMENT] B 29TH JULY, 2006 505 Commencing from: thence thence thence thence longitude at true bearing at true bearing of longitude of longitude of longitude of longitude of longitude 60°14'14"W 60°13'57"W at geographical at geographical of aPproximately of approximately of 36°, for a distance thence to Point 8, located thence 60°12'2"W and latitude to 555 yards, of approximately 60°11 '52"\V and latitude of approximately 2 miles 678 60°13'57"W and 347 and 95 of approximately at geographical coordinates of 140°, for a distance coordinates of 270°, for a distance coordinates at geographical of 180°, for a distance at true bearing coordinates at geographical of 270°, for a: distance at true bearing at geographical coordinates at true bearing coordinates of at geographical of 41 °, for a distance at true bearing at geographical coordinates of 48°, for a distance 1 mile of approximately at true bearing 60°14'59"W and coordinates of 74°, for a distance at true bearing of approximately at geographical coordinates of 0°, for a distance at true bearing ical coordinates at geograph of 129°, for a distance at true bearing 60°14'0"W and of-longitude 846 and 302 of approximately 60°14'8"W and to Point 3, located 6°7'12"N, to Point 4., located 6°7'2"N, to Point 5, located 6°7'2"N, to Point 6, located 6°7'22"N, to Point 7; located 6°7'29"N, Point 1, located 6°7'25"N, thence Point 2, located 6°7'12"N, thence yards, latitude yards, latitude yards, latitude yards, latitude yards, latitude 514 yards, latitude yards, latitude yards, latitude yards, latitude 1076 yards, and latitude miles 561 yards, 60°11 '52"W and latitude approximately 60°11 '56"W and latitude approximately 1567 yards, 6°8'55"N, thence 60°11 '59"W and latitude 16, located to Point 696 yards, approximately 6° 60°12'0''W and latitude thence 8'35"N, apprpximately 6°8'14"N, to Point 9, located 6°8'19"N, to Point 10, located 6°9'1 ';N, thence to Point 11, located 6°8'30"N, at geographical bearing thence at true at
 geographical to Point 12, located 6°9'3"N, 581 60°15'15"W and 1440 of approximately 60°15'16"W and 1668 60°14'37"W and 1 mile coordinates at true bearing of 184°, for a distance coordinates at true bearing of 182°, for a distance coordinates at true bearing of 182°, for a distance 60°13'19"W 2 of approximately of longitude coordinates at geographical thence coordinates of 46°, for a distance at true bearing of 185°, for a distance at Point 1. to the point of commencement of 67°, for a distance of approximately of approximately coordinates of at geographical at geographical at geographical to Point 13, located to Point 14, located to Point 15, located 6°9'42"N, 6°10'27"N, 1 mile 597 yards, of longitude of longitude of longitude of longitude oflongitude at true bearing longitude of longitude of longitude 1547 yards, thence thence thence of of of of Thus enclosing held or occupied.
an area of approximately 4733 acres , save and except all lands lawfully Made this .............. � ........ day o August, 2006 .

� .... ·-.. ·.-... �.�- ............ Samuel A A Hinds Prime Minister Minister Responsible (qr Mines and Minerals