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THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE 29TH JULY, 2006 LEGAL SUPPLEMENT - B GUYANA No.

6 of 2006 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 regulations of August, 2006, and shall come into effect on the 9th day 2006. may be cited as the Mining (Special) Restriction 2.
These Regulations shall in relation areas as described extent to the grant of Special in schedule apply only for the purposes of and over the and to the Mining Permits 11 hereunder, only as set out in these Regulations.

Persons who may apply 3.

(i) Persons with proven residency surrounding in a lottery to be ar.1ounced.
areas within for Special a 12 mile radius and of Kurupung may participate Mining Permits at a time and a date (ii)In order to show proof of residence area to attesting shall sign and swear to an affidavit in the Kurupung the applicant this fact.

Restriction of Application 4.

(i) The lottery shall be conducted in accordance with the rules as set out on Schedule 1.
(ii)An application shall only app!y for grant of one Special shall be accepted Mining Permit and only one application by the Commission for processing.

(ii)Other procedures with respect to allocation Special publicized lottery.

Mining Permits shall be outlined prior to the announced on and dated of the (iii)All allotments as announced at the lottery shall be final.
(iv)Subsequent to the aforesaid Mining Permits, as the case may be, lottery, all applications for Special shall be made within Failure lottery.

� -,..., the application six weeks of the date of the to comply with this provision provided and for in the procedure 462 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE [LEGAL SUPPLEMENT].

B 29TH JUL v. 2006 Mining Act 1989 and Regulations to have lapsed.

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

SCHEDULE 1 1.
SCHEDULE 1 1.

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

2.

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

residency surrounding (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.

Only one block will be allocated or group.

to an individual 7.

Allottees within result six weeks of the allotment in the allotment are required to make the necessary application for Mining Permits Applications not made would and the block re-allocated.

being declared abandoned of the block.

8.

Allottees must commence work within three months of the award.

9.
9.

The GGMC will prepare the description and map for the allottees.

10.Occupancy Same to be confirmed can only begin after demarcation upon inspection.

of all boundaries of blocks.

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 land located Surveys Topographi in the Mazaruni Mining District No.
3 as shown on Terra c Map 24SE, within the following boundaries; THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE [LEGAL SUPPLEMENT] 29TH JULY, 2006 463 from: Commencing at geographical at true bearing oflongitude coordinates of 140°, for a distance coordinates of 270°, for a distance 60°1212"W and latitude to of approximately 555 yards, 60°11152"W and latitude of approximately of longitude 2 miles 678 at geographical at true bearing 95 of longitude of longitude oflongitude of approximately of approximately of approximately 60°1410"W and 846 60°13157"W and 347 60°13157"W and coordinates of 180°, for a distance coordinates of 270°, for a distance coordinates of 36°, for a distance at geographical at true bearing at geographical to Point 3, located 6°7112"N, thence to Point 4, located 6°712"N, thence at true bearing to Point 5, located 6°712"N, thence to Point 6, located 6°7122"N, thence to Point 7, located 6°7129"N, thence at true bearing at geographical at true bearing at geographical at true bearing at geographical coordinates oflongitude of 41 °, for a distance coordinates of 48°, for a distance coordinates 6°8114"N, thence at true bearing of 74°, for a distance to Point 9, located 6°8119"N, thence to Point 10, located 6°911 "N, thence to Point 11, located 6°8130"N, thence at true bearing to Point 12, located 60913"N, thence at true bearing 60°15115"W.and at geographical coordinates of 0°, for a distance at true bearing of approximately 1440 60°151l6"W and coordinates at geographical of 129°, for a distance 1668 60°14137"W and coordinates of 46°, for a distance 60°14114"W and 302 60°1418"W and 1 mile 60°14159"W and 60°13119"W ly 2 of 67°, for a distance of approximately of approximately of approximately of approximately at geographical at geographical to Point 8, located oflongitude oflongitude oflongitude oflongitude oflongitude at true bearing 1 mile Point 1, located 6°7125"N, thence Point 2, located 6°7112"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°1l 152"W and latitude approximately 60°11156"W and latitude approximately 60°11159"W and latitude approximately 60°1210"W and latitude approximately 1547 yards, 1567 yards, 696 yards, of of approximate of longitude of 185°, for a distance coordinates of 184°, for a distance coordinates of 182°, for a distance coordinates of 182°, for a distance of of of of longitude to Point ,14, located at geographical of longitude 6°9142"N, thence at true bearing to Point 15, located at geographical of longitude 6°8155"N, thence at true bearing to Point 16, located at geographical 6°8135"N, thence at true bearing to Point 13, located 6°10127"N, thence at geographical at true bearing coordinates 1 mile 597 yards, at Point 1. to the point of commencement of approximately 581 at geographical coordinates oflongitude Thus enclosing held or occupied.
an area of approximately 4733 acres , save and except all lands lawfully fi;- Made this ...... ... Z ............... '· day of ············· ~ ........................... .

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/ Samuel A.

A. Hinds Prime Minister Minister Responsible for Mines and Minerals