17Authorised preliminary exploration

17 Authorised preliminary exploration (1) A person may enter an area of land of the Territory to conduct preliminary exploration of the land only in accordance with this Part. (2) The purpose of conducting preliminary exploration of land is to enable a person to assess the potential of the land for future exploration for minerals or extractive minerals under a mineral title. (3) Preliminary exploration of land may include any of the following activities: (a) examination of geological characteristics; (b) with the Minister's approval – an airborne geoscientific survey; (c) removal of small samples of minerals or extractive minerals for analysis; Mineral Titles Act 2010 14 (d) marking boundaries for a proposed application for a mineral title. (4) Only the following tools or equipment may be used for preliminary exploration: (a) hand-held and non-mechanical tools, excluding metal detectors; (b) global positioning systems; (c) other tools or equipment prescribed by regulation.