RE:RE:K/K project area surface rights"The surface rights are acquired by private parties according to the Land Law No. 73-021 of the 20th of July 1973, the state has the exclusive, inalienable and imprescriptible property of the land. The state can grant surface rights to private or public parties that have to be distinguished from mining rights since surface rights do not entail the right to exploit the mineral substances of the soil or subsoil and, inversely, a mining right does not entail any surface occupation right over the surface. However, subject to any rights of third parties over the surface concerned, the holder of an exploitation mining right has, with the authorization of the governor of the province concerned, and on the advice of the administration of mines, the right to occupy within his or her mining perimeter the land necessary for his or her activities and associated industrial activities, including the construction of industrial plants and dwellings, to use the water, dig canals and channels, and establish means of communication and transport of any type. Nevertheless, any occupation of land preventing the rightful surface right holders from using the surface, or any modification rendering the land unfit for cultivation, will entail the obligation for the holder of the mining rights to pay fair compensation. The mining rights holder is also liable for the damage caused to the occupants of the land in connection with his or her mining activities, even if they are authorized. The Mining Code provides for judicial and arbitral recourses in the event of disputes."