1. These Regulations may be cited as the Indian Mining Regulations.

• 2. (1) In these Regulations,

  “Act”

  “Act” means the Indian Act; (Loi)

  “assessment work”

  “assessment work” means work performed that in the opinion of the Supervisor was performed for the purpose of discovering and developing minerals in a permit area or lease area and includes

  • (a) geological, geophysical, geochemical and similar surveys,

  • (b) core drilling, churn drilling and any other drilling method when used to provide geological information,

  • (c) removing overburden,

  • (d) drifting, crosscutting, shaft sinking, raising and similar underground work,

  • (e) road building, and

  • (f) any other type of work approved by the Supervisor; (travaux statutaires)

  “Department”

  “Department” means the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; (ministère)

  “Division Chief”

  “Division Chief” means the Chief, Oil and Mineral Division of the Development Branch of the Department or any person authorized by him; (chef de la Division)

  “lease”

  “lease” means a lease issued pursuant to section 5, 6 or 19 granting the right to explore for, develop and produce minerals within the lease area; (bail)

  “lease area”

  “lease area” means the tract of land or location described in a lease; (étendue visée par un bail)

  “lessee”

  “lessee” means a person who holds a lease; (preneur)

  “minerals”

  “minerals” means naturally occurring metallic and non-metallic minerals and rock containing such minerals, but does not include petroleum, natural gas and other petroliferous minerals or any unconsolidated minerals such as placer deposits, gravel, sand, clay, earth, ash, marl and peat; (minéraux)

  “Minister”

  “Minister” means the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; (ministre)

  “permit”

  “permit” means a permit issued under section 5 or 6 granting the right to explore for and develop minerals within the permit area; (permis)

  “permit area”

  “permit area” means the tract of land or location described in a permit; (étendue visée par un permis)

  “permittee”

  “permittee” means a person who holds a permit; (détenteur de permis)

  “person”

  “person” means a person who has attained the age of 21 years or a corporation registered or licensed in Canada or in any province thereof; (personne)

  “Supervisor”

  “Supervisor” means the Supervisor of Indian Minerals for the Oil and Mineral Division of the Development Branch of the Department, or any person authorized by him; (Surveillant)

  “treatment”

  “treatment” means concentrating, smelting, refining or any similar process but does not include washing, screening, conveying, loading or other handling methods when they are not combined with treatment. (traitement)

• (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, “section” and “legal subdivision” have the same meanings as in Part II of the Canada Lands Surveys Act.