Section 90: The Area of small-scale lease.

(1) The area covered by a small scale mining lease shall not be less than 5 acres and shall not exceed 3 square kilometres.
(2) All lease holders shall carry out effective rehabilitation of the mined out areas to the satisfaction of the Mines Environmental Compliance Department and also pay prescribed rehabilitation fee, proportionate to their profits as a way to defray further cost of rehabilitation and reclamation.
(3) The Small Scale and Artisanal Mining Department shall ensure that mining activities are restricted to the established zones of mineralization.