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NSW Mineral Resource Areas

Mineral Resource Areas (MRAs) are areas where NSW local councils has been notified in accordance with Ministerial Direction 1.3 under Section 9.1(2) of the EP&A Act 1979. The direction requires councils to consult with DRNSW if proposed Local Environment Plans (LEPs including planning proposals and re-zonings) are likely to prohibit or restrict development of coal, petroleum, mineral and extractive resources. The direction requires the state government to notify local councils of the locations of current operations and resources of state or regional significance.


MRAs should also be used when undertaking the compatibility test required in accordance with Clause 13 of the Mining SEPP. The test must be carried out for any proposed development in the vicinity of existing mines, quarries and petroleum production facilities or resources of state or regional significance.

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Identification info

Date (Publication)
2020-11-06
Edition
1
Purpose
Mineral Resource Areas identified by the NSW state government in accordance with with Ministerial Direction 1.3 under Section 9.1(2) of the EP&A Act 1979.
Status
On going

Point of contact

Geological Survey of NSW - Email MinView Information
Spatial representation type
Vector

Spatial resolution

Equivalent scale

Denominator
200000
Topic category
  • Boundaries

Temporal extent

Time period
2020-11-06 3001-01-01
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Maintenance and update frequency
Daily
Keywords (Theme)
  • resource
Keywords (Place)
  • New South Wales

Resource constraints

Access constraints
License
Use constraints
otherRestictions
Other constraints
CC-by-4.0
Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Resource lineage

Statement
Identified Resource Areas Identified Resource Areas comprise significant operating or proposed mines or quarries and undeveloped defined resources. In the case of operating and proposed mines subject to mining titles, the mining lease or mining lease application boundaries are used to define the resource. Potential Resource Areas Potential Resource Areas comprise either deposits whose potential has not yet been fully assessed or areas that have high potential for the discovery of mineral resources based upon current knowledge. These areas have been defined using geological boundaries or where appropriate cadastral boundaries to facilitate definition of the ground. Transition Areas Transitions Areas (TAs) are areas adjacent to identified resource areas where proposed development may conflict with current or future mining or quarrying operations. TAs are indicative areas that maybe subject to significant impacts from mining or quarrying operations. TA widths are 1000m for operations where blasting is or would be used and 500m for sites where blasting is not required.
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier
WGS 1984

Metadata

Metadata identifier
urn:uuid/4b64ca7b-9a86-475a-ac8c-81c9a454ee9a

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

Geological Survey of NSW - Email MinView Information
Metadata linkage
https://geonetwork.geoscience.nsw.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/api/records/4b64ca7b-9a86-475a-ac8c-81c9a454ee9a

Date info (Revision)
2021-09-29T11:14:44
Date info (Creation)
2020-10-30T10:42:54

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Edition
1.0
 
 

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Keywords

resource

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