Mining operations are conducted on mining leases. As well as a mining lease, environmental and planning approvals are needed before a mining operation can commence. Mining leases are usually granted for up to 5 years, but can be granted for 21 years for large operations.
There were 668 leases in force at 30 June 2001. Of these, 35.2% were for stone and 25.1% for gravel. There were 22 leases granted in 2000-01.
LEASES IN FORCE, Tasmania - at 30 June 2001
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| Number | Area |
| | |
Principal product | | ha |
|
All minerals | 27 | 18,573 |
All minerals and stone | 5 | 5,972 |
Clay | 9 | 94 |
Coal | 5 | 6,375 |
Coal and stone | 1 | 175 |
Copper | 1 | 5 |
Dolerite | 1 | 40 |
Dolomite | 2 | 138 |
Easements | 21 | 298 |
Gold | 17 | 1,085 |
Granite | 4 | 50 |
Gravel | 168 | 3,146 |
Gravel and clay | 1 | 29 |
Iron | 1 | 4,067 |
Kaolin | 1 | 184 |
Lime sand | 4 | 219 |
Limestone | 11 | 1,266 |
Magnesite | 3 | 815 |
Magnetite | 1 | 55 |
Ochre | 1 | 15 |
Peat | 4 | 858 |
Quartzite | 1 | 191 |
Sand | 45 | 1,857 |
Sand and gravel | 25 | 1,373 |
Sand and stone | 9 | 298 |
Sandstone | 5 | 48 |
Shale | 3 | 35 |
Silica | 4 | 436 |
Silica, sand and stone | 1 | 50 |
Silica sand | 1 | 20 |
Silver and lead | 1 | 8 |
Slate | 3 | 165 |
Specimens | 18 | 133 |
Stone | 235 | 5,623 |
Stone and gravel | 19 | 322 |
Tin | 9 | 1,074 |
Umber | 1 | 6 |
Total | 668 | 55,098 |
Source: Mineral Resources, Tasmania, Annual Review 2000-2001. |