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# Schedule 1 Minerals
Schedule 1 Minerals
(Clause 5)
agate
antimony
apatite
argon
arsenic
asbestos
barite
bauxite
bentonite (including fuller’s earth)
beryllium minerals
bismuth
borates
cadmium
caesium
calcite
chalcedony
chert
chlorite
chromite
clay/shale
coal
cobalt
copper
corundum
cryolite
diamond
diatomite
dimension stone
dolomite
emerald
emery
feldspathic materials
fluorite
galena
garnet
geothermal energy
germanium
gold
graphite
gypsum
hafnium
halite (including solar salt)
helium, other than excluded helium
hydrogen
ilmenite
indium
iron minerals
jade
kaolin
krypton
lead
leucoxene
limestone
lithium
magnesite
magnesium salts
manganese
marble
marine aggregate
mercury
mica
mineral pigments
molybdenite
monazite
neon
nephrite
nickel
niobium
oil shale
olivine
opal
ores of silicon
peat
perlite
phosphates
platinum
platinum group minerals
potassium minerals
potassium salts
pyrophyllite
quartz crystal
quartzite
radon
rare earth minerals
reef quartz
rhodonite
rubidium
ruby
rutile
sapphire
scandium and its ores
selenium
serpentine
sillimanite-group minerals
silver
sodium salts
staurolite
strontium minerals
structural clay
sulphur
talc
tantalum
thorium
tin
topaz
tourmaline
tungsten and its ores
turquoise
uranium
vanadium
vermiculite
wollastonite
xenon
zeolites
zinc
zircon
zirconia
**sch 1:** Am 2022 (802), Sch 1\[58\]; 2025 No 37, Sch 4\[9\].