Government of India Ministry of Mines — LIST OF AMENDING ACTS

Government of India Ministry of Mines MINERAL CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT RULES, 1988 (As amended up to 2"d August; 2011) Issued by CONTROLLER GENERAL INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES NAGPUR August; 2011 Price: (Inland) Rs. 200.00; (Foreign) € 02.59 or $ 04.35 Printed at IBM Press, 16/500/August, 2011 CONTENTS Rule Page No. CHAPTER - [ Preliminary 1. Short title and commencement 2_ Application 3_ Definitions 2 2 CHAPTER IA Reconnaissance Operations 3A_ Scheme of reconnaissance 3B. Modification of scheme of reconnaissance 3C. Reconnaissance operations to be carried out in accordance with scheme of reconnaissance 3D. Intimation about reconnaissance operations 3E. Submission of reports about reconnaissance operations 5 5 5 5 CHAPTER II Prospecting Operations 4_ 5. 6. Scheme of prospecting Modification of scheme of prospecting Prospecting operation to be carried out in accordance with scheme of prospecting 7 . Intimation about prospecting operations 8_ Report of prospecting operations ; 7 CHAPTER M Mining Operations 9 Mining plan 10. Modification of mining plan 11. Mining plan to be submitted by the existing lessee 12. Review of mining plan 13. Mining operations to be in accordance with mining plans 14. Prospecting and mining operations 15. Opencast working 16. Separate stacking of non-salable minerals 17. Underground mining operations 8 8 8 %9 10 10 11 11 18. Subgrade minerals to be brought to surface 19. Prohibition of reduction of blocks 20. Beneficiation studies to be carried out 21. Machinery and plant 22. Notice for opening of mine 23. Abandonment of mines 23A. Mine Closure Plan 23B. Submission of Progressive Mine Closure Plan 23C. Submission of final mine closure plan 23D. The modification of mine closure plan 23E. Responsibility of the holder of mining lease 23F. Financial a