Registration and record-keeping

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4. Registration and record-keeping

4.1. Commencement and cessation of mining operations

4.1.1. The mine operator of any mine should be responsible for registering the

mine with the competent authority.

4.1.2. The mine operator of any mine should notify and file plans and details of

the mining scheme and the equipment with the competent authority before

– the commencement of any mining operation;

– the reopening of an abandoned or closed mine; and

– the proposed closure of a mine, indicating whether the closure is temporary or

permanent.

4.1.3. Where a change occurs in the ownership or the name of a mine, the

operator should, within a period which should be specified in national laws or

regulations, notify the competent authority of the change.

4.2. Posting of notices

4.2.1. The manager should ensure that all notices that are required to be posted

are exhibited in a prominent position and renewed as necessary to preserve their

legibility.

4.2.2. The mine operator should provide, at or near the mine, suitable covered

accommodation where there shall be kept legible copies of:

4.2.2.1. the national laws and regulations relevant to the mine;

4.2.2.2. all rules or procedures such as those relating to excavation, transport and

shotfiring for regulating the conduct of such operations; and

4.2.2.3. all notices served by an inspector.

4.2.3. All the documentation thus provided shall be replaced if it becomes

illegible, defaced or destroyed.

4.2.4. There should be kept posted at a mine a notice specifying:

4.2.4.1. the name of the mine, the name and address of the owner and of the manager;

4.2.4.2. the name and address of the inspectors of the mine; and

4.2.4.3. the location of the accommodation provided for copies of national laws and

regulations and relevant documentation.