QLDIn ForceAct
Fossicking Act 1994
sec.40Discovery of minerals does not confer rights
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.40
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Fossicking Act 1994.
### sec.40 Discovery of minerals does not confer rights
To remove any doubt, a licence does not give a person who discovers a mineral deposit while fossicking a right to do anything other than fossick for the mineral in the deposit under the licence.
The licensee must get a permit, claim, licence or lease under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 to be able to develop the mineral deposit for commercial purposes and has no prior right to a permit, claim, licence or lease merely because of the discovery.