ACTIVITIES OF OPERATOR. 8.1 The Operator, in consultation with the parties, shall have full right, power and authority to do everything necessary or desirable to determine the manner of exploration and development of the Property and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the right, power and authority to:
(a) regulate access to the Property subject only to the right of the representatives of CRL and BHPB to have access to the Property at all reasonable times and on reasonable notice, for the purpose of inspecting work being done thereon but at their own risk and expense;
(b) employ and engage such employees, agents and independent contractors as the Operator may consider necessary or advisable to carry out its duties and obligations hereunder and in this connection to delegate any of its powers and rights to perform its duties and obligations hereunder;
(c) execute all documents, deeds and instruments, do or cause to be done all such acts and things and give all such assurances as may be necessary to maintain good and valid title to the Property and each party hereby irrevocably appoints the Operator its true and lawful attorney to give effect to the foregoing and hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Operator harmless from any and all costs, losses or damage sustained or incurred by the Operator directly or indirectly as a result of its exercise of its powers and save where those powers have been exercised in bad faith or with gross negligence; and
(d) conduct such title examination and cure such title defects as may be advisable in the reasonable judgment of the Operator.
8.2 The Operator shall, on an annual basis during the term of this Agreement, deliver to each of BHPB and CRL a report, including up-to-date maps, if any, describing the status of title of the Property, together with the results of any program and budget then completed, including reasonable details of Expenditures made or to be made during such programs. Where practicable all data shall be supplied on paper and in a widely recognized digital form on such media as all parties may reasonably be able to access.
8.3 Prior to proceeding with any exploration or development program on the Property, the Operator shall deliver to CRL and BHPB, a program and budget for such program. CRL and BHPB shall have ninety (90) days from delivery of the program and budget to review and comment on such program and budget. If CRL and BHPB, while acting in good faith, are unable to agree on a program and budget, the p...
ACTIVITIES OF OPERATOR. 8.1 The Operator shall have full right, power and authority to do everything necessary or desirable to determine the manner of exploration and development of an Exploration Area and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the right, power and authority to:
(a) subject to the Surface Right, regulate access to an Exploration Area subject only to the right of the representatives of CRL and BHPB to have access to an Exploration Area at all reasonable times and on reasonable notice, for the purpose of inspecting work being done thereon but at their own risk and expense; and
(b) employ and engage such employees, agents and independent contractors as the Operator may consider necessary or advisable to carry out its duties and obligations hereunder and in this connection to delegate any of its powers and rights to perform its duties and obligations hereunder.
