Mining Act 1971

If a proponent is entitled to proceed to make an application to the

must be made in a manner and form determined by the Minister;

must be accompanied by a proposal containing the full particulars of the mining enterprise, including—

information that identifies the boundaries of the land in respect of which the proposal relates which is in accordance with the requirements of section 56E; and

a statement of the nature, extent and proposed scheduling of the mining operations and related or ancillary operations or works that the proponent carries out or proposes to carry out under the enterprise;

an economic analysis of the enterprise, including financial projections and details of the financial resources available to the proponent for the purposes of the enterprise; and

an assessment of the benefits to the State derived or expected to be derived from the enterprise; and

an assessment of the expected environmental effects of the enterprise; and

a statement of the measures that the proponent considers appropriate to protect the environment, and to remedy environmental damage that may result on account of operations or activities carried out for the purposes of the enterprise; and

a statement of the measures that the proponent considers appropriate for the protection of any Aboriginal sites or objects within the meaning of the Aboriginal Heritage

must be accompanied by such other information as may be prescribed by the regulations; and

must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

The Minister may require the proponent to furnish the Minister with any additional information specified by the Minister (and that information must be furnished within any period specified by the

An application will, in relation to any mineral tenement that may be subsequently granted under this Part (if the mining enterprise becomes a special mining enterprise), be taken to be an application duly made under this

The Minister may, at any time and in the Minister's absolute discretion (and without consultation with the proponent or taking any other step), by notice to the proponent, refuse an application under this

No mineral claim may be established by, or a mineral tenement granted to, any other person over land to which an application under this Part relates until—

28 days after the application is refused or withdrawn;

a mineral tenement (or tenements) are granted to the proponent over the land.

The Minister must give notice of the approval of an application under this section in accordance with any prescribed requirements.