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107. Qualification and appointment of manager in mines.- No mine shall be opened, re-opened or worked unless it has a duly appointed manager, who has the following qualifications specified in the Table below, namely:-

Type of mine	Average material handled or average output of the mine	Essential Qualification for the manager
(1)	(2)	(3)
Belowground coal mines	(a) Average output in excess of 2,500 tonnes	A First Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Coal).
Belowground coal mines	(b)average output not exceeding 2,500 tonnes	A First Class Manager’s Certificate (Coal) or Second Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Coal).
Open cast Coal Mines:	(a) average material handled in excess of 20,000 cubic metre	A First Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Coal) or a First Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency restricted to mines having open cast workings only (Coal) .
Open cast Coal Mines:	(b) average material handled not exceeding 20,000 cubic metre	A First Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Coal) or a First Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency restricted to mines having open cast workings only (Coal) or Second Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Coal) or Second Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency restricted to mines having opencast in coal.
Below ground metalliferous mines	(a) average output in excess of 1,250 tonnes	A First Class Manager’s Certificate of competency (Metal).
Below ground metalliferous mines	(b) average output not exceeding 1,250 tonnes	A First Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Metal) or Second Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency(Metal).
Opencast metalliferous mines	(a) average material handled in excess of 20,000 cubic meter	A First Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Metal) or a First Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency restricted to mines having open cast workings only (Metal).
Opencast metalliferous mines	(b) average material handled not exceeding 20,000 cubic meter	A First Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Metal) or a First Class Manager’s Certificate of competency restricted to mines having open cast workings only (Metal) or Second Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Metal) or Second Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency restricted to mines having open cast workings only (Metal).
Mine having both open cast and underground workings	all coal and metal mines	First Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Coal or Metal as the case may be)
Oil mines	all oil mines	A degree or diploma in engineering or post-graduation in physics or geophysics or geology or chemistry of an educational institution recognised by the Central or State Government and has experience in the management and supervision of operations in oil mines for a period of not less than fifteen years in case of diploma in engineering and ten years in other cases.

Explanation: “Average output” of any mine, means the average output per month during the preceding calendar year of the total output from all workings within the specified mine boundaries;

“Average material handled” of any mine, means the average material (mineral and overburden material) handled per month during the preceding calendar year of the total material handled from all workings within the specified mine boundaries.