British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Volume II - Page 979

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other particulars supplied. Since 1930 exploration permits have been issued in respect of sulphur (1933 to 1934 and 1937 to 1939), manganese and copper (1933 and 1934), clay and sandstone (1937 to 1939), and unspecified minerals (1935-1944).

(b) A prospecting permit entitles the holder to enter upon specified land for the purpose of ascertaining the presence thereon of minerals and to dig trenches and make small excavations thereon for the purpose of prospecting. Since 1930 prospecting permits have been issued and were in force in respect of the following minerals :-

Mineral

Gypsum Alkaline salts

Bituminous limestone

Phosphates and bituminous limestone Gold and pyribic minerals

Manganese and copper

Marble

Not specified

Period covered

1931-1932 1930-1939 1930-1934 1933andl940 1933 -1936 1930 - 1931 and 1939-1934 1935-1939 1938 -1944

(c) A prospecting licence gives the holder the exclusive right of prospecting upon specified lands and, for this purpose, to enter upon the lands and to put down such borings and execute such other works as are necessary to determine whether the area contains minerals specified in the licence in payable quantities; it also entitles the holder to erect and maintain machinery and plant within the area covered. The minerals in respect of which prospecting licences have been issued and the years during which such licences were in force since 1930 are shown below :-

Mineral

Gypsum Alkaline salts Sulphur

Bituminous limestone

Phosphates and bituminous limestone Gold and pyritic minerals

Magauese and copper

Mica

Garnets and non-precious minerals Metallic sulphides and oxides

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