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Mining Act 1978
Div 2ARetention licence
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Division 2A — Retention licence
70A. Term used: primary tenement 117
70B. Grant of retention licence 118
70C. Application for retention licence 119
70D. Determination of application for retention licence 121
70E. Term of retention licence and renewal 123
70F. Security relating to retention licence 124
70G. Survey of area of retention licence not required in first instance 124
70H. Conditions attached to retention licence 125
70IA. Programme of work 126
70J. Rights conferred by retention licence 127
70K. When retention licence liable to forfeiture 128
70L. Holder of retention licence to have priority for grant of mining lease or general purpose lease 129
70M. Holder of retention licence to show cause why mining lease should not be applied for 130
70N. Land subject of retention licence not to be again marked out for certain period 131
Division 3 — Mining lease
70O. Significant mineralisation 131
71. Grant of mining lease 131
72. Person may be granted more than one mining lease 132
73. Area of mining lease may be less than area sought 132
74. Application for mining lease 132
74A. Report on significant mineralisation required for certain applications 135
75. Determination of application for mining lease 136
76. Priorities as to mining tenements 139
78. Term of leases, options and renewals 140
79. Approval of application 141
80. Surveys of mining leases 141
82. Covenants and conditions of lease 142
83. Issue of mining leases 144
84A. Security relating to mining lease 144
85. Rights of holder of mining lease 145
85A. Land the subject of mining lease not to be again marked out for a certain period 146
85B. Special prospecting licence on a mining lease 147