(1)

The holder of a prospecting license or prospecting license-cum-mining lease shall allow any authorised officer to examine at any time, the accounts maintained by him and shall furnish to the authorised officer, such information and returns as the authorised officer may require.

(2)

The holder of a prospecting license or prospecting license-cum-mining lease shall also allow any authorised officer to inspect any prospecting operations carried on by him including the core logs and samples generated during the prospecting operations.