Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

MINING ACT - SECT 79

79. Reports to be lodged

(1) A lessee of a mineral lease must -

(a) within 3 months immediately after the end of each 12 months of the lease; and

(b) at other times as the Minister directs in writing,

lodge with the Department a report on the exploration activities carried out on the lease area during the 12 months of the lease referred to in paragraph (a) or during the period specified in the direction under paragraph (b), as applicable.

(2) A report lodged under this section is to be in a form satisfactory to the Secretary and is to include -

(a) details of total expenditure on exploration activities carried out on the lease area;

(b) all geological, geochemical and geophysical survey reports, and all drilling and other reports, completed by or available to the lessee in relation to the mining activities on the lease area; and

(c) all data, maps, logs and records associated with or necessary to interpret the reports referred to in paragraph (b).

(3) A lessee must lodge with each report -

(a) an estimate, in a form satisfactory to the Secretary, of proposed expenditure on exploration for the 12 month period of the mineral lease following the period to which the report relates; and

(b) any other prescribed information.