Read a mineral block auction notice and list what a bidder must submit

A mineral block auction notice tells bidders exactly what they must submit, but it is written for lawyers. Your job is to turn one real notice into a checklist that a student or a village group could follow, without adding anything the notice does not say.

• Which single notice will you use, and is it the final version or a draft that was later amended?
• Which sections hold the eligibility rules, the documents to submit and the stages of the auction?
• Which requirements are about the bidder (net worth, experience, no disqualification) and which are about the bid itself?
• Where does the notice refer to another document, such as the national rules, that you would also need to read?

A one-page checklist grouped into eligibility, documents, money to deposit (named, not amounted) and deadlines, with a clause number for every line and a short note on anything the notice leaves to another document.

Writing a generic list of what bidders usually submit. Every line must come from the notice in front of you, and the clause number proves it.

• One public auction notice or tender document for a mineral block, saved as a file
• Any corrigendum or amendment issued for the same notice
• The table of contents of the notice, to plan which sections to read

AI must not add requirements from memory of other auctions. If a requirement appears in your checklist, it must have a clause number from this notice; anything else is deleted.

1. 3.1 Load the notice and ask only about itNOTEBOOKLM

   Why this tool: It answers only from the document you load, so its answers point back to the notice rather than to general knowledge.

   Upload the notice and any corrigendum. Ask which sections cover eligibility, documents and stages, and open each passage it cites to confirm it.

2. 3.2 Pull requirements section by sectionCLAUDE CHAT

   Why this tool: Claude is good at turning dense clauses into plain lines, as long as you feed it one section at a time.

   Copy the eligibility section into the chat and ask for a list. Repeat for the documents and deadlines sections. Check each line against the page before keeping it.

   Prompt to copy · fill in the [brackets]Copy

   Here is the eligibility section of a mineral block auction notice:
   [paste one section]
   List every requirement a bidder must meet, one per line, with the clause number in brackets. Use plain words. Do not add anything that is not in this text, and mark any line where the text refers to another document.

3. 3.3 Group and order the checklistGOOGLE SHEETS

   Why this tool: A sheet lets you sort lines into groups and keep the clause number beside each one.

   Make columns for group, requirement in plain words, clause number and a tick column for checked against the page. Fill it from your chat notes and your own reading.

4. 3.4 Test the checklist on a newcomerCLAUDE CHAT

   Why this tool: Asking Claude to play a confused reader shows which lines still sound like legal text.

   Paste the finished checklist and ask Claude to point out lines a first-time reader would not understand. Rewrite those lines yourself.

   Prompt to copy · fill in the [brackets]Copy

   Here is my checklist of what a bidder must submit for a mineral block auction:
   [paste the checklist]
   Read it as a college student who has never seen a tender. Which lines would confuse you, and why? Do not rewrite them, just point to them.

• Every line has a clause number, and you opened that clause to confirm it
• Any corrigendum has been applied, so no line uses a superseded rule
• Money to be deposited is named by type only, with no amounts copied in
• Lines that depend on another document are marked rather than guessed
• Open every source the AI cites and confirm it says what the AI claims
• Mark each sentence as a source fact or your own conclusion

AI often adds standard tender items, such as a solvency certificate, that this particular notice may not ask for. If you cannot find the clause, the item goes.

• One public notice saved, with any corrigendum
• A checklist grouped into eligibility, documents, deposits and deadlines
• A clause number on every line
• A note of what the notice leaves to other documents

One page: the checklist in four groups, a header naming the notice by its title, and a short box of open questions the notice does not answer.

Say which requirement surprised you and what it tells you about who can realistically bid for a mining block.