Application for exclusive prospecting licence

An application for the grant of an exclusive prospecting (a) shall give information of the kind referred to in section 15 (a), and shall give or be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of the kind referred to in section 15 (d); (b) shall identify the minerals in respect of which the licence is sought; (c) shall be accompanied by a plan of the kind referred to in section 15 (b); (d) shall state the period for which the licence is sought; (e) shall give or be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of the programme of prospecting operations proposed to be carried out in the area of land over which the licence is sought and an estimate of the cost of carrying out the programme, and an estimate of any significant effect which the carrying out of the programme would be likely to have on the environment and on any monument or relic in the area over which the licence is sought; 29 (f) shall give or be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of the applicant’s proposals with respect to the employment and training of citizens of Belize; (g) shall be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of expected infrastructure requirements; and (h) may set out any other matter which the applicant wishes the Minister to consider.