12Mining

12 Mining (1) Mining is the extraction of minerals or extractive minerals from land of the Territory by one of the following methods: (a) underground, surface or open-cut workings; (b) on-site leaching; (c) dredging; (d) another method prescribed by regulation. (2) To avoid doubt, the extraction of extractive minerals from land by a method mentioned in subsection (1), for the extractive minerals to be used in construction work, is mining. Mineral Titles Act 2010 11 (3) However, the extraction of extractive minerals from land by a method mentioned in subsection (1) is not mining if: (a) it is incidental to construction work (for example, for the foundation of a building or for a road or rail cutting); or (b) the extractive minerals are for use elsewhere on the land by the landowner (for example, to build a dam). (4) In addition, the extraction of extractive minerals from the natural surface of land only, under an extractive mineral permit, is not mining.