Surveyors and plans

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3. Surveyors and plans

3.1.

Appointment of duly qualified surveyor

3.1.1.

No mine should be worked unless there is a

surveyor for the mine appointed by the mine operator; the

surveyor should be qualified as specified by national laws or

regulations and the mine operator should notify his

appointment to the competent authority.

3.2. Duties of mine surveyor

3.2.1.

It should be the duty of the surveyor of the mine -

(a) to prepare or supervise the preparation of all plans,

drawings and sections of the mine which are required by

national laws or regulations;

(b) to establish the accuracy of any plans, drawings or sections

which have not been prepared by him;

(c) to ensure that all working papers, calculations or other notes

which were necessarily used in the preparation of any plans,

drawings and sections are signed and dated, properly filed

and preserved.

3.3. Plans: general

3.3.1.

Every mine should keep accurate plans showing

separately for each seam worked particulars of

all

the workings,

as well as a surface plan showing, as far as possible, the

boundaries of the mine and the position of the workings with

regard to the surface, and such other information as may be

specified by national laws or regulations. (See also paragraph

9.1.6.)

3.3.2. All mine plans should be brought up to date as

specified in national laws or regulations.

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