15Additional information requirements—mining licence applications

15 Additional information requirements—mining licence applications

(1) An application for a mining licence under section 15(1) of the Act must contain the following additional information—

(b) a map of the land applied for that—

(i) is of 1:25 000 scale or of a scale that provides more detail; and

(ii) shows the boundaries of private and Crown land; and

(iii) shows the extent of land used as agricultural land;

(c) the names and addresses of all owners and occupiers of any private land covered by the application;

(d) details of the proposed program of work for each year of the licence including—

(i) a map of the location of the proposed mining works in relation to the boundaries of the land included in the application; and

(ii) a brief description of the proposed types of works; and

(iii) if studies and geological work on the mineral resource and its viability for mining are proposed, details of the proposed studies and geological work; and

(iv) the proposed schedule for the commencement of mining, including any activities that must be undertaken before mining can commence, such as the obtaining of any necessary permit, approval or authorisation, construction or commissioning for mining;

(e) the estimated annual expenditure, for the first 5 years of the licence, to undertake the proposed program of work and rehabilitation;

(f) evidence of the applicant's financial capability to fund the estimated expenditure;

(g) the name, address, contact phone number, email address and qualifications of each technical advisor who will assist in the proposed program of work;

(h) for each technical advisor (if any) who is not an employee of the applicant, evidence that the technical advisor has consented to assist in the proposed program of work;

(i) details of the applicant's experience in exploration and mining activities and associated rehabilitation;

(j) if the application is required to include a mineralisation report under section 15(1BE) of the Act—

(i) the name, address, contact phone number and email address of the person who prepared the report; and

(ii) how the person meets requirements to be a competent person under regulation 12;

(k) if the application includes land covered by an exploration licence, prospecting licence or retention licence and the applicant is not the holder of that licence, the written consent of the holder of the exploration licence, prospecting licence or retention licence to the granting of the mining licence.

1 The application must also include a survey of the boundaries of the land proposed to be covered by the licence—see section 15(1BH) of the Act.