Section 64: Discovery of additional Minerals.

(1) An applicant for an exploration licence, mining lease, small scale mining lease and quarry lease shall indicate the minerals, which he intends to explore or mine within his Lease on his application.
(2) Where in the course of the exercise of his rights under this Act the holder of a mining lease, small scale mining lease and quarry lease discovers any mineral not specified in his lease, he shall, within thirty days of the discovery, notify the mining cadastre office in writing of the discovery.
(3) The notice given to the Mining Cadastre Office under subsection (1) of this section shall-
(a) contain particulars of the Minerals discovered ;
(b) the location and circumstance of the discovery ; and
(c) have appended thereto a proposed program for the orderly and timely exploitation of the minerals discovered therewith.
(4) Where the Mining Cadastre Office is satisfied with the programme proposed by the mineral title holder under subsection (2) (c) of this section, it shall approve the application within thirty days of the submission of the application and shall accordingly endorse the Mineral title with the right or authority to the holder to mine the Mineral discovered ; provided, however, that where the Minerals subsequently discovered are security Minerals -
(a) the provisions of subsection (3) (c) of this Section shall not apply; and
(b) the Mineral title holder shall not have a right to mine such mineral.
(5) It shall be an offence for a Mineral title Holder or any of his agents or employees to conduct Mining Operations with respect to any Mineral not included in the Mineral title without complying with the provisions of this section.