Land use planning: Mineral resources
Inspecting young eucalypt trees in a rehabilitation area in the Hunter coalfields.
The Gretley colliery near Newcastle
Aerial view of rehabilitation of a lagoon system and beach ridge plain on the NSW North Coast after heavy mineral mining operations.
- Land use assessment for mining and exploration
The Minerals and Land Use Assessment program has an important role in ensuring that the locations of current and potential future mineral resources are considered in land use planning decisions by state and local government agencies.
- Overview of environmental assessment for exploration, mining and petroleum
Environmental and rehabilitation performance is enforced and regulated through title conditions.
- Derelict mines program
NSW Treasury provides annual funds to NSW DPI - Mineral Resources to undertake rehabilitation works at derelict mines.
- Subsidence management
Subsidence Management Plans are required to be submitted by all holders of mining leases proposing to undertake underground coal mining that has the potential to result in subsidence of the land surface above the mining area.
Guidelines and policies
- Exploration, mining, rehabilitation and environmental management
Information on exploration surface disturbance notices, security deposit requirements, subsidence, sealing requirements, environmental offences, and preparation of plans and reports.
- Minerals titles policies and guidelines
Mining leases, mining titles, exploration licences, licence renewals, and allocation of future coal exploration areas.
Forms
Maps
- Geological mapping
- Geological maps
- Coastal Quaternary geological maps
- Heritage geological maps
- Geophysical surveys
- Lightning Ridge maps
- Mineral deposit maps
- Minerals and petroleum project maps
- Minerals and petroleum titles maps
- NSW coalfield maps