312Replacement of deemed mining licence

312 Replacement of deemed mining licence (1) A mining operator may apply to the Minister within the transition period to grant an environmental (mining) licence for a mining activity in place of the deemed mining licence applying to that (2) An application must be in the approved form. (3) The Minister may, on the Minister’s own initiative, commence a process, within the transition period, to grant an environmental (mining) licence for a mining activity in place of the deemed mining licence applying to that mining activity. (4) The Minister must give written notice to the mining operator of the Minister’s intention to commence a process to grant an environmental (mining) licence in place of the deemed mining (5) On an application under subsection (1) or the completion of a process referred to in subsection (3), the Minister must grant the mining operator a replacement environmental (mining) licence in accordance with this Subdivision. (6) A replacement environmental (mining) licence may be for a mining activity relating to all or any of the following: (a) an exploration activity as set out in section 124M; (b) mining operations as set out in section 124N; (c) extractive operations as set out in section 124P.