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Marking boundaries
Mines And Minerals (General) Regulations, reg. 10 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) All boundaries of a claim shall be marked as follows–
(a) by a tree or by a corner post or beacon, not less than six inches in diameter, and not less than five feet out of the ground, at each comer of the claim, and by lines distinctly defined from the corner by a path not less than four feet wide; and
(b) by a fastened board on each tree, corner post or beacon, not less than nine inches by six inches and in the case of a river location, not less than three feet by two feet, to be called a location board, on which shall be plainly marked–
(i) the name of the licence holder marking the location;
(ii) the date of the marking;
(iii) the number of the non-exclusive prospecting licence under which the location is made;
(iv) the name of the area and the district in which the location is made; and
(v) within one month after the issue of the Registration Certificate, the number and date thereof.
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(2) No paper or material attached to a location board which can be erased shall be used as a proper marking.
(3) Every holder of a Registration Certificate shall keep the boundaries of his claim distinctly marked as provided under this Regulation and shall keep all location boards in proper order.
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