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MINERAL TITLES REGULATIONS 2011
109No extraction of more than prescribed amount
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109 No extraction of more than prescribed amount
(1) For the definition fossick in section 135(2)(b) of the Act, the
prescribed amount of a mineral is:
(a) 100 gm of gold, including nuggets; or
(b) 1 kg of gemstones; or
(c) 20 kg of a mineral other than gold or gemstones; or
(d) 100 kg of mineral bearing material; or
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(e) 100 kg of ornamental stones.
(2) A fossicker commits an offence if the fossicker extracts more than
the prescribed amount of a mineral from relevant land.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units.
(3) A fossicker who discovers more than the prescribed amount of gold
must, within 28 days after the discovery, give the Minister a notice
about the discovery that describes the location of the gold.