231016002314 - AMENDMENT AND UPDATING OF AN ECC SO AS TO ALLOW MME TO REGISTER INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DISCOVERED ON FOUR MINING CLAIMS HELD BY THE PROMOTER TO ALLOW FOR EXPLORATION AND MINING OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS

THE PROMOTER IS A SMALL-SCALE MINER WHO HOLDS FOUR MINING CLAIMS REGISTERED WITH THE MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY (MME) FOR MINING OF SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES MOSTLY TOURMALINE. MINING ACTIVITIES ON SUCH MINING CLAIMS IS ALSO PERMITTED THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (ECC) GRANTED TO THE PROMOTER BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSIONER. THE ECC WAS GRANTED ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2022 AND WILL EXPIRE ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2025. THE ECC HAS A SERIAL NUMBER OF AP10483. DURING THE MINING ACTIVITIES FOR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, THE PROMOTER HAS MADE A NEW DISCOVERY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DEPOSITS ON ALL FOUR MINING CLAIMS. GIVEN DEMAND FOR SUCH INDUSTRIAL MINERALS IN THE MARKET, TODAY, THE PROMOTER WOULD LIKE SUCH DISCOVERED INDUSTRIAL MINERALS INCLUDED ON HIS CURRENT MINING CLAIM CERTIFICATE IN ORDER TO ALLOW HIM TO CONDUCT EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES TO ASCERTAIN THE EXTENT OF SUCH INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. AN AMENDMENT TO THE ECC IS THEREFORE REQUIRED WHILE THE EMP HAS ALSO TO BE UPDATED TO COVER THE EXPANDED SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES.