Mineral Resources Tasmania rigorously enforces a policy of responsible and careful exploration, requiring all proposed exploration activities to be approved, in writing, before work commences.
The purpose of the Mineral Exploration Code of Practice is to provide an outline of the current procedures which must be followed to obtain exploration approvals, and at the same time to give useful, practical information on the expected standards of exploration activities. The Code also details the controls and monitoring procedures which are currently in place.
Other issues of importance to the explorer, such as protocol with private landowners and the need to prevent the spread of weeds and fungal diseases, are also documented.
The first edition of the Mineral Exploration Code of Practice was issued in December 1990. Since then, the code has been updated, and will continue to be revised so as to remain a current and useful guide for explorers. We envisage that the Code will provide explorers with a useful "ready reference" guide to questions relating to all aspects of exploration.
About the Code:
The 4th Edition of the Mineral Exploration Code of Practice is arranged in three parts:
- Exploration procedures - information for explorers
- Mineral Exploration Code of Practice - standard schedules
- Mineral Exploration Code of Practice - exploration guidelines
The Code is available as three downloadable PDF files. The Exploration Procedures and Standard Schedules are contained in file Code-4a, while the exploration guidelines are contained in files Code-4b and Code-4c. The schedule for on-shore exploration for petroleum, coal seam gas or geothermal substances is contained in a separate file.
