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Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014
sec.110What is a future mining area or FMA
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### sec.110 What is a future mining area or FMA
A future mining area , or FMA , is an area in an overlapping area, identified by an ML (coal) holder, in which the ML (coal) holder intends to carry out authorised activities for the ML (coal) as mining operations advance outside the IMA.
An FMA must be contiguous with an IMA.
s 110 amd 2016 No. 30 s 16
(sec.110-ssec.1) A future mining area , or FMA , is an area in an overlapping area, identified by an ML (coal) holder, in which the ML (coal) holder intends to carry out authorised activities for the ML (coal) as mining operations advance outside the IMA.
(sec.110-ssec.2) An FMA must be contiguous with an IMA.