Section 26 in Gujarat Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2017
26. Chipping of Outcrops.
- The search for and winning of minor minerals on the surface by chipping of outcrops by a geologist's hammer without involving any disturbance of the soil by way of digging of pits, trenches or otherwise shall not require a mineral concession.Explanation. - For the purpose of this rule chipping of rock samples from the outcrop or collection of a few samples from the depth of up to a metre shall not be deemed as disturbing the soil or the surface.
