6Ownership of minerals and substances

### 6 Ownership of minerals and substances > > (1)  All minerals held in private ownership at the commencement of this Act continue to be so held. > > > (2)  Any minerals not held in private ownership vest in the Crown. > > > (3)  Any minerals on any Crown land which is sold or otherwise disposed of remain vested in the Crown. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 6 Subsection (4) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 7, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS7@Hpa@EN) Any gold, silver, atomic substance, helium, geothermal substance, petroleum, hydrogen and oil existing in a natural state on or below the surface of land vests in the Crown. > > > (5)  Any Category 3 minerals are owned by the owner of the surface of the land regardless of the depth at which they occur. > > > (6)  [*\[Section 6 Subsection (6) inserted by No. 24 of 2013, s. 7, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS7@Hpb@EN) [Subsection (5)](#GS6@Gs5@EN) does not affect the operation of [subsection (3)](#GS6@Gs3@EN) .