Gold Prospecting Administration

1. General context: It is necessary to have those responsible explain which are the necessary documents for the administration of the mission and know become aware of its utilization.
2. Local context: It is necessary to find out about the organizers of the mission in the local context where the mission is being developed (especially if this is being done in another country), in relation with the work legislation. For example, if a member of the project will need to take care of getting into contact with the authorities in order to define all the modalities that are related to:
• The hiring of part time personnel (on a monthly basis) such as chauffeurs, workers, mechanics, store grocers, guardians, cooks, clerks, etc; the payment methods, retirement percentage discount, social security, taxes etc; percentages per family loads and above all, the total amount that it attributes to the administrative forms and the modalities of deposits to the different national banks.
• The probable need of medical check ups needs to be considered (especially in the case of those working in the kitchen), the conditions of these check ups, as well as the payment methods.
• Work legislation such as schedules, distribution of bonuses, conditions for redundancies, competent jurisdiction, etc.
• The hiring of personnel by hours (loaders, hunters, guides and so forth): number of hours, payment method (daily, weekly, monthly or in other methods).
3. Accounting: The way to have cash flow, the frequency of the accounting information, the liquid amount that is available in the cashbox and above all, the way of its renovation, are the problems that need to be defined with the local administrator, or with a bank that will provide the funds at determined dates. The financial warrants of the person responsible of the mission will also need to be defined before starting up. It will also be necessary to think about providing liquid cash in bills of a local denomination, given that it is impossible to get change in certain isolated and small towns.  
4. Various: It will also be important to take care of the turn in time of the materials, as well as the possible customs dispatching, obtaining visas if the job is to be done in another country, the permits for the hunting and ammunition arms from the corresponding authorities depending on the type of work that will need to be done or the permits of the owners of the lands in which work will need to be done in. it is also important to have knowledge about the types of diseases that can be obtained, vaccinations and treatment medicines or prophylaxis. It will be advisable to have a medical and dental check up. If the place of the mission is in a far out place, it would be wise to send a component of the mission to patrol and leave one there so that he is able to act in case of flaws or delay in the expedition of materials.