sec.10Declaration of prohibited machinery in mining claim area— Act , s 111

sec.10 Declaration of prohibited machinery in mining claim area— Act , s 111

For section 111 of the Act , it is declared that prohibited machinery must not be used in, on or under the area of any mining claim within any part of the State. However, subsection (1) does not apply to— the use of machinery to— transport mineral bearing ore or wash; or transport equipment, materials, or water, used for mining operations; or build storage facilities for water used for mining operations; or manage water ingress; or reduce fire hazards; or rehabilitate the surface area of the land; or the use of an eductor dredge in the Mareeba mining district, if the eductor dredge— has an inlet nozzle diameter of no more than 20cm; and is used while water is flowing in, or in streams leading into, the Palmer River or Mitchell River; or the use of a vehicle-mounted drill in restricted area 1, 25 or 77 if— the drill is used for exploration drilling and the drill has a diameter of not more than 25cm; or the drill is used for drilling access shafts and the drill has a diameter of not more than 1m. Also, despite subsection (1) , if the mining claim is a prescribed mining claim, prohibited machinery may be used in any part of the area of the prescribed mining claim that is not within the boundaries shown on any of the following plans— MP34341; MP34342; MP34343; MP36464; MP40825; MP30692; MP31027; MP31028; MP30955; MP30971. In this section— prescribed mining claim see section 50 (5) of the Act . prohibited machinery means any of the following— a backhoe, skid-steer loader, motorised mini digger or other loader; an excavator or other machinery using a bucket, scoop, or clamshell; a bulldozer, tractor or other equipment using a ripper, rooter, or scarifier; a continuous miner, dragline, grader, scoopmobile, scraper, or traxcavator; a dredge; a vehicle-mounted drill; a bogger. (sec.10-ssec.1) For section 111 of the Act , it is declared that prohibited machinery must not be used in, on or under the area of any mining claim within any part of the State. (sec.10-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to— the use of machinery to— transport mineral bearing ore or wash; or transport equipment, materials, or water, used for mining operations; or build storage facilities for water used for mining operations; or manage water ingress; or reduce fire hazards; or rehabilitate the surface area of the land; or the use of an eductor dredge in the Mareeba mining district, if the eductor dredge— has an inlet nozzle diameter of no more than 20cm; and is used while water is flowing in, or in streams leading into, the Palmer River or Mitchell River; or the use of a vehicle-mounted drill in restricted area 1, 25 or 77 if— the drill is used for exploration drilling and the drill has a diameter of not more than 25cm; or the drill is used for drilling access shafts and the drill has a diameter of not more than 1m. (sec.10-ssec.3) Also, despite subsection (1) , if the mining claim is a prescribed mining claim, prohibited machinery may be used in any part of the area of the prescribed mining claim that is not within the boundaries shown on any of the following plans— MP34341; MP34342; MP34343; MP36464; MP40825; MP30692; MP31027; MP31028; MP30955; MP30971. (sec.10-ssec.4) In this section— prescribed mining claim see section 50 (5) of the Act . prohibited machinery means any of the following— a backhoe, skid-steer loader, motorised mini digger or other loader; an excavator or other machinery using a bucket, scoop, or clamshell; a bulldozer, tractor or other equipment using a ripper, rooter, or scarifier; a continuous miner, dragline, grader, scoopmobile, scraper, or traxcavator; a dredge; a vehicle-mounted drill; a bogger.