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MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 77 Addition of mineral to mineral mining lease

MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 77

Addition of mineral to mineral mining lease

77 Addition of mineral to mineral mining lease

(1) The holder of a mining lease granted in respect of a mineral or minerals may apply for the inclusion in the lease of a mineral additional to the mineral or minerals to which the lease relates.
(2) The application must be lodged with the Secretary.
(3) The holder of a mining lease over any land must, within 21 days after lodging the application, serve a copy of the application on each landholder.
(4) After considering the application, the decision-maker--
(a) may, by order in writing served on the applicant, direct that the mining lease apply to the additional mineral specified in the direction, or
(b) may refuse the application.
(4A) A direction may be given in respect of a mining (mineral owner) lease only if the additional mineral is owned by the holder of that lease.
(5) A direction may be given unconditionally or subject to such conditions as are specified in the direction.
(6) While a direction is in force, the mining lease concerned is taken to extend to the mineral the subject of the direction.