Section 158: Contiguous Areas.

(1) The holder of several mineral titles whose areas are contiguous may at any time during the period of the validity of such Mineral titles, upon application to the Mining Cadastre Office in the prescribed form and manner and upon meeting prescribed conditions, consolidate some or all of the contiguous areas covered by the mineral titles under a single one of such mineral titles, provided the geometry and dimensions of the consolidated area shall satisfy the prescriptions of this Act and its regulations.
(2) After the consolidation of mineral title areas under subsection (1) of this section, the validity of the resulting mineral title and the surface rents payable for the new area shall be the period of the validity and the surface rents payable for the oldest of the mineral title whose area was part of the consolidation.