Public Lands Mineral Regulations — 1
The parties covenant and agree as follows: 1 The Lessee will duly pay the said rental and royalty. 2 The Lessee will use the said lands only for the purpose of searching for, winning and taking the designated minerals and for that purpose will open, use and work all wells, boreholes, mines and works made, opened or carried on by the Lessee on the said lands in such manner only as is usual and customary in skillful and proper operations of similar character when conducted by proprietors themselves on their own lands, and when working the same shall keep and preserve the said wells, boreholes, mines and works from all avoidable injury and damage, and will maintain the works, erections and fixtures therein and thereon in good repair and condition to the satisfaction of the Minister, and will make safe all abandoned openings or excavations made in connection with or for the purpose of mining or other operations on the said lands, and in such state and condition will deliver peaceable possession thereof and of the said lands to Her Majesty on the termination of this lease. 3 The Lessee will at all times comply with the laws and regulations of the said Province, as they apply to the operations conducted under this lease. 4 The Lessee will not enter upon or use the said lands without the permission in writing of all persons in whom are vested the surface rights of the said lands or without otherwise complying with the laws of the said Province. 5 The Lessee will dispose of all waste material in a manner that will not harm any private or public interest. 6 The Lessee will keep an accurate record in proper books of account of the quantity, weight, pitmouth volume and amount derived from the sale of all designated minerals taken from the said lands. 7 The Lessee will at all reasonable times permit the Minister to examine the books referred to in section 6. 8 Whenever requested to do so by the Minister, the Lessee will, during the period of this lease, deliver to the Minister or to any person appointed by the Minister a statement in writing verified by the affidavit or statutory declaration of the Lessee or the Lessee’s lawful attorney, setting out such information with respect to any operation or proceeding of the Lessee in respect of any well, borehole, mine or work constructed or operated under the authority of this lease as the Minister may from time to time specify. 9 The Lessee will permit the Minister, and any assistants that the Minister considers necessary, at all reasonable times during the period of this lease, to enter into and upon any part or parts of the said lands and any buildings, structures and erections thereon, and to survey and examine the state and conditions thereof, but no unnecessary interference will be caused by the Minister or the Minister’s assistants with the carrying on of the work of the Lessee, who will aid and facilitate such entry, survey and examination by all reasonable means. 10 The Lessee will keep Her Majesty indemnified against all actions, claims and demands that may be brought or made against Her Majesty by reason of anything done by the Lessee or the Lessee’s servants or agents in the exercise or purported exercise of the rights hereby granted. 11 (1) The Lessee may not transfer, sublet or part with the possession of the rights described herein, or any part of them, without the prior consent in writing of the Minister. (2) Any transfer made under subsection (1) shall be unconditional and no sublease granted under that subsection shall contain any covenant or agreement not contained in this lease. (3) Where a transfer under subsection (1) of the rights described herein, or any part of them, is made to a group of two or more persons or corporations, one of such persons or corporations shall be appointed (under corporate seal where the appointment is made by a corporation) by the others as their agent with full power and authority to act on their behalf for the purposes of this lease, including t