Lease Surveys.
SEC. 28. Lease Surveys. - Application for the survey of mining claims for lease purposes shall be filed with the Director within one (1) year from the date of the recording thereof. The Director may reject such application for cause or issue the corresponding order for survey. Failure to file the said application within this period shall constitute automatic abandonment of the mining claims and the lands embraced therein shall thereupon be open to location by qualified persons other than the original locator, his heirs, successors or assigns.
Execution of Surveys.
SEC. 29. Execution of Surveys. - Survey of mining claims may be performed by a duly licensed geodetic engineer: Provided, That no geodetic engineer shall perform surveys of mining claims for lease, patent or permit purposes without the prior authority of the Director. Geodetic engineers shall comply with additional conditions including the posting of a bond to answer for the faithful and diligent execution of the survey. The Director, may issue such rules and regulations governing the manner of execution and verification of surveys of mining claims. All expenses of the survey shall be for the account of the applicant.
SEC. 30. Adjustment to Astronomical Meridian. -In all surveys the astronomical meridian shall be made within the limits of accuracy prescribed by regulations. After the technical adjustments have been made, the resulting bearings and distances between consecutive corners as computed from the adjusted data shall be adopted and recognized.
Monumenting of Surveys.
SEC. 31. Monumenting of Surveys. - At the time of the survey, it shall be the responsibility of the geodetic engineer to mark the corners of mining claims with concrete monuments or with such other objects of a permanent nature as may be prescribed by regulations.
Period for Submittal of Lease Survey Returns.
SEC. 32. Period for Submittal of Lease Survey Returns. - A geodetic engineer ordered to survey mining claims shall submit the survey returns to the Director within one (1) year after receipt of the survey order. Failure to submit the survey returns within said period is sufficient cause for cancellation of the surveyor's surety bond and/or cancellation of the survey order. No extension of period within which to submit survey returns shall be allowed unless for reasons of force majeure.
Mines Temporary Permit.
SEC. 33. Mines Temporary Permit. - Pending the issuance of the lease contract the claim owner may apply with the Director for a mines temporary permit to extract and dispose of the minerals from his claim, subject to the payment of taxes and royalties due and to the further condition that the claim owner has complied with his other obligations on the claim. This mines temporary permit may be issued by the Director for a period of one (1) year, renewable once only for a like period: Provided, That the claim owner shall file a surety bond in an amount to be fixed by the Director.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the Director may allow the extraction and removal of representative samples for laboratory, scientific and test purposes, in such quantity as the Director may determine.
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