Sentences with phrase «mining lease applications»

The Taskforce Paper recommended that mining lease applications should be subject to the full right to negotiate processes under the NTA, but that the expedited procedure should be applied to all applications for exploration and prospecting licences.

[90] The sheer number of exploration permit applications in the backlog (let alone mining lease applications) raises the real prospect that regardless of their procedural rights at law, native title holders and claimants may be denied the practical opportunity to exercise those rights if the backlog is processed within this timeframe.

Rio Tinto today announced that it has lodged mining lease applications for its Bunder diamond project in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, India, which is a vital step in the development of what could be the first significant world class diamond mine in India.

By: Simone Liedtke 23rd April 2018 Mozambique's Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy is «actively» considering that granting of three mining lease applications that form part of Aim - listed Savannah Resources» Mutamba heavy mineral sands project.

Sandfire Resources has lodged a mining lease application for the development of its majority - owned Monty copper - gold project, located near its flagship DeGrussa mine.

Not exact matches

A High Court in Accra has set February 8, 2018, to give a ruling on an injunction application filed by Exton Cubic Limited, challenging the revocation of their mining lease by the Lands and Natural Resources Minister.

Allowing lease by applications was a key change made possible once the BLM moved to decertify the Powder River Basin as a coal - producing region — even though it's the source of almost half the coal mined in the U.S. BLM is supposed to manage this coal «in the best interests of the nation,» and it has a process meant to determine the fair market value of a lease.

Contrary to this process specified in the Act16, some governments use the expedited procedure in relation to any mineral tenement other than mining leases.17 Cases from the National Native Title Tribunal show such a policy is flawed because numerous non-mining lease tenements have been adjudged inappropriate for the expedited procedure.18 What should be occurring is that the Act is followed by considering tenement applications and determining whether the expedited procedure is justified in each case (and such justification is where the tenement only allows activities19 that are not likely to interfere with the relevant community and sites and are not likely to be a major disturbance to the particular land).

vigorously support the negotiation of regional agreements designed to facilitate early consideration of native title issues where applications are made for exploration licences or mining leases;

As at June 2001 the backlog consisted of applications for approximately 900 Mineral exploration permits, 40 Coal exploration permits, 70 Mineral development licenses, 291 Mining leases and 199 Mining claims.

Of the section 29 notices received, 2994, or 98 %, were applications for mining tenements (including exploration / prospecting licences and productive mining leases).

In their affidavit in support of application for leave to intervene lodged in the High Court proceedings for Ward v Western Australia, the Goldfields Land Council quoted statistics showing that between June 1999 and March 2000 the GLC Future Act Unit received a total of 351 future act notices with respect to the proposed grant of mining leases, but between April and July 2000 a total of 5 such notices were received.