NSW Geoscience Metadata
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Identifies areas in the Lightning Ridge Mineral Claims District and White Cliffs Mineral Claims District where the Department has declared reserves over which mineral claims cannot be granted, or can only be granted provided that special conditions are met, as defined by Part 17, Division 2, Section 367 of the Mining Act 1992 No 29.
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In 1994 the Lightning Ridge Mining Board determined that the title ‘Preserved Fields’ would be applied to older mining areas which would not be returned to their previous land use, adopting less strict rehabilitation standards.
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Current mineral claims granted under Part 9, Division 4, Section 190 of the Mining Act 1992 No 29.
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Fossicking is the small scale search for and collection of minerals, gemstones or mineral bearing material from the surface (or by digging from the surface) with handheld instruments. This activity may only be undetaken for recreational, tourist or educational purposes. Section 12 of the Mining Act 1992 and Clause 12 of the Mining Regulation 2010 define fossicking as a lawful activity, to be carried out according to the required regulations. Fossicking is generally pemitted to take place on any land, provided permission is obtained from the landowner or land manager, except in National Park and other excepted areas according to the Act. To fossick in State Forest areas a special permit is required.Within a fossicking district, a person can go onto an exploration licence for the purpose of fossicking without the licence holder's consent, provided they have the permission of the landholder. A fossicking district may cover a small area, or an entire Local Government Area (LGA).
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Identifies Opal Prospecting Blocks in the State of NSW as defined by Part 10, Division 1, Section 224 of the Mining Act 1992 No. 29.
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Identifies Mineral Claims Districts in the State of NSW as defined by Part 9, Division 1, Section 173 of the Mining Act 1992 No. 29. There are two current Mineral Claims Districts: Lightning Ridge Mineral Claims District, and White Cliffs Mineral Claims District.
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Pending mineral claims granted under Part 9, Division 4, Section 190 of the Mining Act 1992 No 29.
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Gazetted Reserves which exclude mining and/or exploration operations. Specifically for use in the Lightning Ridge and White Cliffs areas.
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Identifies Opal Prospecting Areas for the State of NSW as defined by Part 10, Division 1, Section 220 of the Mining Act 1992 No. 29.
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When a title expires or is cancelled, suspended or revoked it becomes ‘inactive’/‘historic’/'dead'. At this time it is moved to the historic titles dataset. This dataset is incomplete and contains only titles that have been digitised. Older titles are stored in hardcopy at the Maitland offices of the NSW Government. Access to these documents is by request only. The DIGS document system often contains copies of older plans.