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Types of exploration

… exploring for minerals or petroleum in NSW, an explorer must be granted an Exploration … (EL) or an Assessment Lease (AL) under the Mining Act 1992 or a Petroleum Exploration … procedures. Extraction of a bulk sample in NSW requires approval from Department of …

Information release

… Investigation into illegal mining (PDF, 1.6 MB) iir20-16-investigation-into-illegal-mining-at-sapphire.pdf (1.6 MB) … On 16 … Regulator Inspectors accompanied by NSW Police, entered a property on Rickey’s …

On 16 November 2020, Resources Regulator Inspectors accompanied by NSW Police, entered a property on Rickey’s Lane, Sapphire (near Inverell) after it was suspected that illegal mining was occurring on the property.
Media release

… Operations Pty Ltd convicted and fined for mining offences (PDF, 87.84 KB) … al-Operations-Pty-Ltd-convicted-and-fined-for-mining-offences.pdf (87.84 KB) … Narrabri Coal … and fined a total of $372,500 in the NSW Land and Environment Court on 13 August …

Narrabri Coal Pty Ltd and Narrabri Coal Operations Pty Ltd were convicted and fined a total of $372,500 in the NSW Land and Environment Court on 13 August 2021, for a range of offences under the state’s mining laws.
General

Mining and Petroleum Competence Board (MPCB) … (307.28 KB) … Minutes of the NSW Mining and Petroleum Competence Board (MPCB) meeting held on 18 May 2021 … Mining and Petroleum Competence Board (MPCB) …

Minutes of the NSW Mining and Petroleum Competence Board (MPCB) meeting held on 18 May 2021
General

Mining and Petroleum Competence Board (MPCB) … (216.13 KB) … Minutes of the NSW Mining and Petroleum Competence Board (MPCB) meeting held on 17 August 2021. … Mining and Petroleum Competence Board (MPCB) …

Minutes of the NSW Mining and Petroleum Competence Board (MPCB) meeting held on 17 August 2021.
Report

Mining and Petroleum Competence Board (MPCB) … of world-leading competence standards in the NSW mining and petroleum industries. … Mining and …

The Board’s vision is to improve mine safety by contributing to the development of world-leading competence standards in the NSW mining and petroleum industries.
General

Mining and Petroleum Competence Board (MPCB) … (262.48 KB) … Minutes of the NSW Mining and Petroleum Competence Board (MPCB) meeting held on 16 November 2021. … Mining and Petroleum Competence Board (MPCB) …

Minutes of the NSW Mining and Petroleum Competence Board (MPCB) meeting held on 16 November 2021.
Guide

… Explanatory guide - Mining and Petroleum (Onshore) Regulation … (1.4 MB) … The Department of Regional NSW’s (DRNSW) Mining, Exploration and … State’s mineral resources and will position NSW as Australia’s preferred destinatio … …

The Department of Regional NSW’s (DRNSW) Mining, Exploration and Geoscience group (MEG) is progressing legislative reforms which support the responsible development of the State’s mineral resources and will position NSW as Australia’s preferred destinatio
General

… framework for small-scale titles in NSW (PDF, 254.4 KB) Independent Review into … Framework for Small-Scale Titles in NSW-Terms of Reference.pdf (254.4 KB) … In June … of affected small-scale titles for opal mining. … Terms of Reference-Independent review …

In June 2023, the NSW Government announced an independent review into the statutory framework for the administration and regulation of affected small-scale titles for opal mining.