mineral exploration means prospecting under an authority or other title under either the Mining Act 1992 (NSW) or the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 (NSW);
mineral exploration means geological and exploration survey conducted on and under the earth's surface for the purpose of identifying in detail the location and quantity of mineral concentration and determining the technical and commercial feasibility of mining thereof; 4.1.6
mineral exploration means the use of land to locate commercially viable concentrations of mineral ores to mine.
More Definitions of mineral exploration
mineral exploration means geological and exploration survey conducted on and under the earth's surface for the purpose of identifying the
mineral exploration means ascertaining the presence, extent or quality of any deposit of a mineral with a view to exploiting that mineral;
mineral exploration means activities conducted for the purpose of searching for, discovering and evaluating the reserve and quality of Minerals and the technical conditions for Mining including technological specimen collection and testing and preparation of Mineral Mining feasibility studies,
mineral exploration means the drilling or pitting or action carried out by any method as prescribed in the Notification of the Minister, for the purpose of knowing whether, and to what extent, a given area has minerals;
mineral exploration means defining and gaining knowledge of size, shape, location, quality and quantity of a Deposit, referred to the Probable Ore Reserve (P-2) classification under DGSE.
mineral exploration means activities to identify mineral deposits and quality and obtaining other information for mineral mining.
mineral exploration means all activities directed toward ascertaining the existence, location, quantity, quality, grade or commercial value of deposits of minerals, including, without limitation, prospecting, mapping, sampling, drilling, pitting, trenching, analysis, process testing, test marketing, surveying, geophysics, photography and investigation, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any commercial mining operations and mine development.