Surveying of Mining Tenure

This document contains key information on the surveying of leases under the Mining Act 1978.

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This document states the appropriate Sections and Regulations of the Mining Act 1978 (WA) affecting surveys and relating to the requirements of “marking out” and “surveying” of mining tenements.

It also provides directions and guidance for surveyors approved by the Department of Mines and Petroleum (including examples) for performing limited marking surveys under the Mining Act 1978 (WA).

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This document provides a detailed list of Approved Surveyors. It has been prepared, in accordance with Section 162 Sub-Section (Ka)(i) of the Mining Act and Regulation 117, following a commitment by the Department of Mines and Petroleum, upon the introduction of the revised system, for the survey of mining tenements, detailing the lessee's responsibility for the cost of survey and the choice of an approved surveyor.

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This document details the requirements to be met for any surveyor to be included in the list of surveyors approved to carry out Mining Tenement Surveys.

Application for approval as an underground mine surveyor should be directed to the "Resources Safety Group" of this Department at http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/8031.aspx

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This document outlines the mapping and coordinate system, based on the centre of the earth as its origin, that best represents Australia's coordinate system integrated with all other global spatial information.

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Free download of a variety of the Department's statewide spatial datasets are available at our Data and Software Centre.

This applies to the Department's Custodial data only. Cadastral and Topographic datasets can only be sourced from Landgate.

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