Rule 107 Qualification and appointment of manager in mines
- Chapter
- XI · Contract Labour
- Text as on
- As notified 08 May 2026
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 Essential Qualification for the manager average output of the mine
(1) (2) (3)
Belowground coal mines (a) Average output in A First Class Manager's Certificate of Open cast Coal Mines: excess of 2,500 tonnes Competency (Coal).
(b)average output not exceeding A First Class Manager's Certificate 2,500 tonnes (Coal) or Second Class Manager's Certificate of Competency (Coal).
(a) average material handled in A First Class Manager's Certificate of excess of 20,000 cubic metre Competency (Coal) or a First Class Manager's Certificate of Competency restricted to mines having open cast workings only (Coal) .
(b) average material handled not A First Class Manager's Certificate of exceeding 20,000 cubic metre 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 (a) average output in excess of A First Class Manager's Certificate of metalliferous mines 1,250 tonnes competency (Metal).
(b) average output not exceeding A First Class Manager's Certificate of 1,250 tonnes Competency (Metal) or Second Class
Manager's Certificate of
Competency(Metal).
Opencast metalliferous (a) average material handled in A First Class Manager's Certificate of
mines excess of 20,000 cubic meter Competency (Metal) or a First Class
Manager's Certificate of Competency
restricted to mines having open cast
workings only (Metal).
(b) average material handled not A First Class Manager's Certificate of exceeding 20,000 cubic meter 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 all coal and metal mines First Class Manager's Certificate of cast and underground Competency (Coal or Metal as the case workings 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.