Section 19(a) in Maharashtra Minor Mineral Extraction (Development and Regulation)Rules, 2013
(a)one hectare, in respect of small deposits (not fragmented portions of larger ones), shallow in nature, isolated and not exceeding more than 200 meters in strike length. These deposits are small by virtue of either origin or mode of emplacement or dislocation due to geological disturbances. Small deposits shall also include float deposits (transported) formed due to mechanical weathering and deposition, alluvial or alluvial buried or otherwise, which generally have peculiar configuration;
