MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 48
Grant of mining claim
MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 48
Grant of mining claim
48 Grant of mining claim
(1) A mining claim may be granted over an area of land to an eligible person.
Note— See section 61 for the requirements for making an application for the
grant of a mining claim.
(2) The area of the mining claim must include the
whole of the surface area of the land within the area of the mining claim.
Note— See, however, section 10AAB (3) if land in the area of the mining
claim is taken under a resumption law.