Common use of Operational Instructions Clause in Contracts

Operational Instructions. To abide by the following operational instructions: 6.7.1. A copy of this lease and the approved Mine Plan shall at all times be in the possession of the Lessee or some other member of the Lessee’s crew while conducting the field operations. 6.7.2. The Lessee is responsible for all work performed under this Lease. Payment for damage caused by the Lessee to Lessor’s property shall be made to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Agency, with land identification as to tribal or allotted. Other properties not under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs will be handled by the appropriate parties, if privately owned, state, county, or city government agencies. 6.7.3. The Lessee shall conduct all operations authorized in this lease with due regard to preventing unnecessary damage to vegetation, timber, soil, water resources, roads, bridges, cattle-guards, fences, and to all improvements, including construction, operation and maintenance facilities on or connected with the acreage under this lease. Damage in excess of ordinary wear and tear shall, within 24 hours, be reported to the Agency Superintendent and shall be immediately repaired by the Lessee as nearly as possible to its condition before the damage. Any public hazard, such as damage to a bridge or culvert, caused by the operation of the Lessee shall be marked and barricaded and proper steps taken immediately by the Lessee for repair of the damage. On termination of operations under this lease, the Lessee shall make provisions for the conservation, repair and protection of the property and leave all of the areas on which the Lessee has worked in a condition that will not be hazardous to life or limb, subject to an inspection satisfactory to the Agency Superintendent and the Bureau of Land Management. ▇▇▇▇ posted by Lessee with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Agency will not be released until the requirements of this section have been satisfied. (Note: Prevents damage to other natural resources, such as timber, and improvements on property.) 6.7.4. Water shall not be taken in any amount except by written permission of the landowner. If ▇▇▇▇▇▇ finds water in useful quantities, he shall, within a reasonable time, notify the Agency Superintendent and the land owners before a drill hole is plugged and abandoned. 6.7.5. Only holes may be drilled and only in a manner first approved by the Bureau of Land Management in the Lessee’s Mine Plan. 6.7.6. When not in use, drill holes shall be securely capped at all times, until such time they are permanently plugged and abandoned. 6.7.7. When abandoned, drill holes shall be substantially and safely plugged, as provided in the approved Mine Plan, so as to protect water from contamination and 6.7.8. If the drilling of holes is contracted, drill holes locations shall be inspected by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ after abandonment to ensure the carrying out of Section 6.6.7. 6.7.9. In no instance may a hole be drilled or an explosive charge set off less than six hundred (600) feet horizontally of water ▇▇▇▇▇, springs, reservoirs, dams, dwellings, corrals, power lines, barns, or other structures. 6.7.10. The Agency Superintendent may require the Lessee to take appropriate precaution to prevent injury to land susceptible to or in the proximity of any Government (Bureau of Reclamation, Corps of Engineers, etc.), Bureau of Indian Affairs, or private irrigation project and to prevent damage to any water supply or any irrigation project. 6.7.11. All gates shall be left open or closed, as found. 6.7.12. No vehicle may be driven over a fence, unless prior consent is obtained from the owner of the fence or from the person responsible to the owner for the fence. Lessee shall, immediately after each crossing of the fence, return the fence to as good condition as found. 6.7.13. Vehicles shall be operated at a reasonable speed and additional caution shall be exercised in the operation of a vehicle in the vicinity of livestock. 6.7.14. Paper, cans, wire, dynamite boxes, and other refuse shall be removed. 6.7.15. Any fire started by Lessee shall be properly confined in a metal container and extinguished before leaving. 6.7.16. During the field operations, no employee of the Lessee or contractor may hunt, fish, or carry firearms within the area covered by this lease or Reservation lands. Indian

Operational Instructions. To abide by the following operational instructions: 6.7.1. A copy of this lease and the approved Mine Plan shall at all times be in the possession of the Lessee or some other member of the Lessee’s crew while conducting the field operations. 6.7.2. The Lessee is responsible for all work performed under this Lease. Payment for damage caused by the Lessee to Lessor’s property shall be made to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Agency, with land identification as to tribal or allotted. Other properties not under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs will be handled by the appropriate parties, if privately owned, state, county, or city government agencies. 6.7.3. The Lessee shall conduct all operations authorized in this lease with due regard to preventing unnecessary damage to vegetation, timber, soil, water resources, roads, bridges, cattle-guards, fences, and to all improvements, including construction, operation and maintenance facilities on or connected with the acreage under this lease. Damage in excess of ordinary wear and tear shall, within 24 hours, be reported to the Agency Superintendent and shall be immediately repaired by the Lessee as nearly as possible to its condition before the damage. Any public hazard, such as damage to a bridge or culvert, caused by the operation of the Lessee shall be marked and barricaded and proper steps taken immediately by the Lessee for repair of the damage. On termination of operations under this lease, the Lessee shall make provisions for the conservation, repair and protection of the property and leave all of the areas on which the Lessee has worked in a condition that will not be hazardous to life or limb, subject to an inspection satisfactory to the Agency Superintendent and the Bureau of Land Management. ▇▇▇▇ Bond posted by Lessee with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Agency will not be released until the requirements of this section have been satisfied. (Note: Prevents damage to other natural resources, such as timber, and improvements on property.) 6.7.4. Water shall not be taken in any amount except by written permission of the landowner. If ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lessee finds water in useful quantities, he shall, within a reasonable time, notify the Agency Superintendent and the land owners before a drill hole is plugged and abandoned. 6.7.5. Only holes may be drilled and only in a manner first approved by the Bureau of Land Management in the Lessee’s Mine Plan. 6.7.6. When not in use, drill holes shall be securely capped at all times, until such time they are permanently plugged and abandoned. 6.7.7. When abandoned, drill holes shall be substantially and safely plugged, as provided in the approved Mine Plan, so as to protect water from contamination and 6.7.8. If the drilling of holes is contracted, drill holes locations shall be inspected by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lessee after abandonment to ensure the carrying out of Section 6.6.7. 6.7.9. In no instance may a hole be drilled or an explosive charge set off less than six hundred (600) feet horizontally of water ▇▇▇▇▇, springs, reservoirs, dams, dwellings, corrals, power lines, barns, or other structures. 6.7.10. The Agency Superintendent may require the Lessee to take appropriate precaution to prevent injury to land susceptible to or in the proximity of any Government (Bureau of Reclamation, Corps of Engineers, etc.), Bureau of Indian Affairs, or private irrigation project and to prevent damage to any water supply or any irrigation project. 6.7.11. All gates shall be left open or closed, as found. 6.7.12. No vehicle may be driven over a fence, unless prior consent is obtained from the owner of the fence or from the person responsible to the owner for the fence. Lessee shall, immediately after each crossing of the fence, return the fence to as good condition as found. 6.7.13. Vehicles shall be operated at a reasonable speed and additional caution shall be exercised in the operation of a vehicle in the vicinity of livestock. 6.7.14. Paper, cans, wire, dynamite boxes, and other refuse shall be removed. 6.7.15. Any fire started by Lessee shall be properly confined in a metal container and extinguished before leaving. 6.7.16. During the field operations, no employee of the Lessee or contractor may hunt, fish, or carry firearms within the area covered by this lease or Reservation lands. Indian