32.3. The department shall pay, to a qualified operator, the amount determined under section 32.4 as an advance on the credit on duties for the cost of bringing an orebody into production if the operator(1) has submitted a plan to bring an orebody into production, supported by a feasibility study prepared by a person who is not related to the operator;
(2) has submitted, with his plan to bring an orebody into production, a prescribed form, duly completed;
(3) has obtained the capital from a qualified investment within six months from the date of the prior ministerial approval, or within such longer period as the Minister considers reasonable.