Tenement Type
This concept scheme defines terms used to describe the type of mineral tenements granted in Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions (eg, exploration licence, mining lease).
This file contains the 2015 version of the GGIC mineral temement type vocabulary. Compilation and review in MS-Excel spreadsheet, converted to SKOS using GSML_SKOS_fromXLS_2015.02.xslt.
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Aust/NZ Government Geoscience Information Committee (GGIC)
A tenement, permit, or licence related to mineral exploration activities.
exploration
This vocabulary
A tenement, permit, or licence related to mining activities or related production of mineral products.
production
NSW -
assessment lease
NSW
assessment lease (private mineral)
WA -
Christmas Island exploration licence
Commonwealth exploration licence
NZ -
continental shelf licence
TAS - Standard exploration tenement type for all commodities (Categories 1 to 6). VIC - http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/mrda1990432/s13.html. WA - Block based system; max 70 blocks; term 5 years plus 2 extensions; surrender 50%; 100 tonnes of material.
exploration licence
NSW, TAS, VIC, WA, SA, NT
SA - Application for an Exploration Licence.
exploration licence application
exploration licence offshore
exploration licence (private mineral)
NT - Replacement exploration licence when amalgamating two or more ELs after expiry of original grant/allowed renewal periods. No longer active title type under the MTA
exploration licence - substitution
NT - Licence to carry out feasibility study or retain ore body not economically viable. See also 'retention licence' used by other jurisdictions.
exploration licence in retention
retention licence
exploration permit
QLD - Standard exploration permit for coal which allows for overlap with EPM or EPS.
exploration permit for coal
QLD
QLD - Standard exploration permit for minerals which allows for overlap with EPC and EPS.
exploration permit for minerals
QLD - Special exploration permit for minerals which allows for overlap with EPM by mutual agreement with EPM holder where minerals sought are mutually exclusive.
exploration permit special
exploration prospecting lease
exploration release area
NT - To explore for extractive minerals
extractive mineral exploration licence
NT - Declared areas for fossicking
fossicking area (s.131)
gold fossicking area
TAS -
licence
TAS
mineral claim (exploration)
QLD - A holding permit for coal or minerals which allows further exploration and testing within limits.
mineral development licence
NT - Offshore Waters [Applications of Territory Laws] Act 1994. To explore for minerals outside of the 3 nautical mile
offshore exploration licence
offshore mineral licence
NT - Off-shore Waters [Application of Territory Laws] Act 1994
offshore retention licence
NT - A special purpose consent authorises the holder to carry out either scientific investigations, a reconnaissance survey or collect a small amount of minerals. Actually a title under the Commonwealth Offshore Minerals Act, but each state were to use as model for within 3 mile limit.
offshore special purpose consents
WA - licence for prospecting, up to 200 hectares, 4 year term + 4year extension. Removal of up to 500 t of material allowed. VIC - http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/mrda1990432/s14b.html
prospecting licence
VIC, WA, NZ
QLD - Allows small scale exploration with area limits and pegging for mining applications
prospecting permit
NZ, WA, QLD
TAS - Exploration tenement where a resource has been defined but is currently sub-economic, and requires further exploratoin before a Mining lease can be granted VIC - http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/mrda1990432/s14c.html. WA - Holding title for an identified mineral resource for later mining, but is not able to be further explored or mined.
TAS, VIC, WA
TAS - Exploration tenement - larger than normal tenement to explore for new commodity types or utilise new exploration techniques. May be extended to a maximum of 10 years.
special exploration licence
WA - Mining tenement under the repealed 1904 Act.
temporary reserve
VIC - http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/mrda1990432/s59.html
tourist mining authority
VIC
ancillary mining licence
Christmas Island mining lease
WA - Mining lease specifically for coal under repealed 1904 Act.
coal mining lease
consolidated mining lease
dredging lease
SA - An EML entitles the lessee to carry out mining operations specified in the lease for the recovery of extractive minerals. NT - To mine for extractive minerals and/or erect infrastructure
extractive mineral lease
SA, NT
NT - A permit to extract, remove, store or process extractive minerals
extractive mineral permit
WA - Lease not specifically for mineral extraction. Linked to mining opreations for purposes of operating machinery and depositing tailings.
general purpose lease
WA - Lease not specifically for mineral extraction. Linked to mining opreations for purposes of operating machinery and depositing tailings, in State Agreement area.
general purpose lease S.A.
gold lease
lease
licence to treat tailings
mineral claim converted to lease
SA - An ML entitles the lessee to carry out mining operations specified in the lease for the recovery of minerals other than extractive minerals. WA - Mining tenement under the repealed 1904 Act. NT - To mine for minerals, and/or erect infrastructures.
mineral lease
SA, WA, NT
WA - Special Agreement Act mineral lease.
mineral lease S.A.
SA - An MC provides an exclusive right for 12 months to prospect for minerals within the claim area (conditions apply). NT - Small scale mining or exploration up to 40 Ha under the Mining Act. Not an active title type under the MTA and are in process of being converted to appropriate title type.
mineral claim (production)
QLD - Small scale mining activity commonly used for gemstones, opals and sometimes gold; Limited area and conditions on production methods
mining claim
TAS - Standard mineral extraction lease (for mineral categories 1,2,3 and 5). WA - Tenement on which there is an identified mineral resource for mining. Term 21 years + renewal.
mining lease
NSW, TAS, WA, QLD
WA - Max area 200 ha,term 4 years can extract 500 tonnes of material
mining lease S.A.
VIC - http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/mrda1990432/s14.html
mining licence
VIC, NZ
mining (mineral owner) lease
mining permit
mining purposes lease
WA - Lease not specifically for mineral extraction. An ancilliary tenement to a mining lease for the purposes of infrastructure such as roads, pipelines etc.
miscellaneous licence
WA - Lease not specifically for mineral extraction. An ancilliary tenement to a mining lease for the purposes of infrastructure such as roads, pipelines etc, under a Special Agreement Act.
miscellaneous licence S.A.
SA - An MPL may be granted for any purpose ancillary to the conduct of mining operations, for example an operating plant, drainage or an access road.
miscellaneous purposes licence
NT - Off-shore Waters [Application of Territory Laws] Act 1994 To mine for minerals outside the 3 nautical mile
offshore mining licence
private lands lease
private lands (mining purposes) lease
SA - tenements declared prior to the Mining Act, 1971 and are subject to specific conditions.
private mine
private mining operation
TAS - for extraction of Geothermal (category 6) or onshore oil and gas (category 4)
production licence
SA - An RL entitles the lessee to retain the lease area for future mining operations where, for economic or other reasons, the lessee is justified in not proceeding immediately.
retention lease
special (crown & private lands) lease
special lease
SA - The tenement type SML (Special Mining Lease) relates to the Olympic Dam mine, which is administered under the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act, 1982. There is also an historic disused tenement type SML.
special mining lease
special purpose mining permit
VIC -
work authority
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