Minerals And Mining (Health, Safety And Technical Regulations, 2012) (L.I. 2182)
Regulation 61
(1) The holder or manager of a mine shall
(a) identify on the property of the mine, a suitable permanent stone structure made of concrete which shall be demarcated as a permanent bench mark, and
(b) where there is no suitable permanent stone structure on the property of the mine, build a suitable permanent stone structure for this purpose.
(2) A person who surveys a mine shall ensure that levels taken above and below ground are referred to a plane above the bench mark.
(3) The Director of Surveys shall fix the height of the plane referred to in sub-regulation (2) in each district and each elevation shall be in International Standard of Units.
(4) A person who surveys a mine shall ensure that the plans of a surface mine refer to a datum above sea level and as far as is practicable,
(a) longitudinal sections or projections are to a scale that accords with good engineering practice and that shows underground mining, operations; and
(b) sufficient cross-sections or projections are to a scale that accords with good engineering practice and that clearly shows the ore bodies and the parts of ore bodies mined out.
(5) The plans for a mine shall be
(a) prepared by or under the supervision of a mine surveyor or by some other person of sufficient skill and experience approved by the Chief inspector; and
(b) certified as correct and dated by the mine surveyor or other person approved under sub-regulation (3) under whose supervision the plans were prepared.
(6) The Commission may in a relation to a mine publish guidelines that set out
(a) the technical requirements to be complied with in the preparation of mine plans; and
(b) the format for plans which are to be submitted to the Commission, and the holder or the manager of a mine shall comply with the requirements of the guidelines.
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36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra
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- Website: https://www.mincom.gov.gh/
- GPS: GA-110-0371
- Telephone: 030 277 1318
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