Miner's Right holders can carry out the following activities on Crown land (not the subject of a mining tenement):
- prospect for minerals (including gold) and use a metal detector for the purpose of determining whether to mark out or apply for a mining tenement
- conduct geological mapping and tests for minerals for the purpose of determining whether to mark out or apply for a mining tenement
- undertake limited sampling using handheld equipment and to remove samples up to 20 kilograms
- mark out mining tenements
- fossick for rocks and gemstones
- take water and camp for the purposes of prospecting
Miner's Rights do not authorise these activities on private or reserved land (except where the reserve purpose is a common, mining or public utility).
Section 40E Permit holders are authorised to carry out specific activities on Crown land within nominated granted exploration licence areas for up to three months.
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