These Regulations provide that all applications for the grant or renewal of an exploration or prospecting licence under the Mines and Minerals Act shall be made to the office of the Commissioner for Mines and Minerals. All applications for the grant of a prospecting licence shall be for a specified area and be exhibited for at least 30 days in public. A licence is not transferable except with the consent in writing of the Minister, who shall only grant such consent if he or she is satisfied as t