Before exploration operations commence at a mine, the person who is the prospective mine operator of the mine must give the regulator notice of the commencement of the exploration operations.
If the mine operator is a partnership, syndicate or association of persons – the name and address of each person is required. Details of each person can be provided in an addendum to this form.
If a site senior executive is not appointed for a mine where only exploration operations are carried out, the mine operator or prospective mine operator must, before the operations commence, appoint a person to be the exploration manager of the mine.
The person who becomes the mine operator of a mine commits an offence if exploration operations commence at the mine without the person having complied with this.
