Mineral Resources Tasmania keeps exploration and mining records closed file (confidential) for a peiod of time defined under the Mineral Resources Development Act, 1995 (MRDA). Once that period expires (the MRDA specifies different conditions depending on the type of record) reports, data and other records then become open file and are made available to the public. See below for a list of...
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The Director of Mines intends to recommend to the Minister for Resources that they grant exploration licence EL8/2019 in the Gordon Dam area to the Hydro-Electric Corporation. Anyone claiming an estate or proprietary interest within the application area may make comment or lodge a formal objection to the granting of the application prior to 19 October 2019.
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The September issue of MRT News is out, containing information about licence applications EL2/2019 - Mangana and EL16/2018 - Walford Peak, along with four ERAs opening for submissions in November. We also briefly discuss the upcoming 8th edition of the Fossicking Areas in Tasmania handbook.
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Four new Exploration Release Areas (ERAs) will be open to applications in late November. The new areas are: ERA1141 - Roberts Road, ERA1142 - Caroline Creek, ERA1143 - Brushy Rivulet and ERA1144 - Chamouni Valley. Read on to discover more information regarding these areas and how to prepare a competitive ERA application that will afford the best chance of successfully gaining new exploration...
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The Director of Mines intends to recommend to the Minister for Resources that they grant exploration licence EL2/2019 in the Mangana area to Pacific Trends Resources and Kingfisher Exploration Pty Ltd. Anyone claiming an estate or proprietary interest within the application area may make comment or lodge a formal objection to the granting of the application prior to 27 September 2019.
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