Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Prospect means take action to find out about the existence, quality or quantity of minerals on, in or under land by--
(a) using a metal detector or a similar hand held instrument; or
(b) sampling using only hand held implements, including, for example, hammers, hand augers, panning dishes, picks, shakers, shovels and sieves.
(2) However, prospect does not include taking action that is--
(a) hand mining; or
(b) the removal of minerals for their sale.