Article 19. A subsoil plot as an object of the right of subsurface use Code on Subsurface and Subsurface Use Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. A subsurface area is a geometrized part of the subsurface with certain spatial boundaries, provided for use in accordance with this Code.

The spatial boundaries of a subsurface area are formed by conventional planes radiating from straight lines between points with geographical coordinates forming closed contours (boundaries) on the Earth's surface (the territory of the subsurface area), and depth forming the upper and lower spatial boundaries.

The upper spatial boundary of the subsurface area is located below the soil layer, and in its absence – below the earth's surface and (or) the bottom of reservoirs, watercourses. The lower spatial boundary of the subsurface area is located at depths accessible for geological exploration and development.

In the cases provided for by this Code, the upper and (or) lower spatial boundaries of a subsurface area may be located at a different depth.

2. In order to identify the territory of a subsurface area for conducting mineral exploration operations (exploration site) and geological exploration operations (geological survey site), the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan is conditionally divided into blocks, each side of which is equal to one minute in the geographical coordinate system. Twenty-five blocks form a sub-section of blocks, each side of which is equal to five minutes in the geographical coordinate system. One hundred blocks form a section of blocks, each side of which is equal to ten minutes in the geographical coordinate system.

Each block, sub-section and section of blocks have their identifying coordinates and individual codes assigned by the authorized body for the study of the subsurface. The territory of an exploration site (exploration area) or a geological survey site (geological survey area) may consist of one or more blocks. If the specified territory consists of two or more blocks, each block of this territory must have a common side with at least one other block of it.

In the cases provided for by this Code, the territory of exploration or geological study may include a part of a block (an incomplete block). If the specified territory consists of two or more incomplete blocks, each such block must have a common side with at least one other complete or incomplete block of the given territory.

3. The outer boundaries of the territory of a subsurface area for carrying out operations for mining (mining area), prospecting (mining area) and the use of subsurface space (subsurface space use area) should form a rectangle. If the natural features or boundaries of another subsurface area do not allow determining the external boundaries of the territory of the corresponding mining site, mining site, or subsurface use area in the form of a rectangle, the territory of such a subsurface area may have the shape of a quadrilateral, at least two opposite sides of which must be parallel to each other.

In the cases provided for by this Code, the territory of a mining site may have the shape of a polygon.

The footnote. Article 19 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 26, 2019 No. 284-VI (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

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