(1) For the purpose of carrying out prospecting and mining operations in accordance with these rules, every holder of a granite quarry lease shall employ, -
(a) in the case of a mechanised granite quarry, a whole time mining engineer possessing the following qualifications, namely:-
(i) Degree in mining engineering with minimum one year's experience of working in mines including granite quarries, or
(ii) Post Graduate degree in geology with First Class Metalliferous Mines Manager's Certificate or Post Graduate degree in geology with minimum three years' experience of working in supervisory capacity in mines including granite quarries, or
(iii) Diploma in Mining with First Class Metalliferous Mines Manager's Certificate or Diploma in Mining with three year's experience in supervisory capacity in mines including granite quarries, or
(iv) First Class Metalliferous Mines Manager's Certificate with minimum two years' experience of working in mines including granite quarries after obtaining the certificate.
(b) in the case of a granite quarry lease other than the mechanised granite quarry lease, -
(i) a part lime mining engineer possessing qualification as prescribed under clause (a) above; or 00 a part time mining engineer, possessing a post graduate degree in geology or Second Class Metalliferous Mines Manager's Certificate, or
(iii) a whole time mining engineer possessing Secondary School Leaving Certificate and Mine Foreman Certificate with minimum five years' experience of working as Mines Foreman or Mate in mines including granite quarries.
Explanation - For the purpose of this sub-rule, mechanised granite quarry means a granite quarry where machine capable of deep drilling is deployed or heavy machinery for 50 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] excavation, handling or lifting or transporting of overburden and granite blocks is deployed.
(2) A part time mining engineer possessing qualifications prescribed in sub clause (i) of clause (a) of sub rule (1) may be employed to supervise upto a maximum of six granite quarries provided that all such granite quarries are located within a radius of fifty kilometers :
Provided that a person possessing the qualifications other than those prescribed in sub clause (i) of clause (a) of sub rule (1) may be employed as part time mining engineer in quarries upto a maximum of three granite quarries provided that such quarries are located within a radius of fifty kilometers.