Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), a mining licence holder may:
(a) recover minerals in the licence area; and
(b) explore for minerals in the licence area.
Note 1: Under subsection 23(1) the concept of exploration extends to activities that are directly related to exploration.
Note 2: Under subsection 24(1) the concept of recovery extends to activities that are directly related to the recovery of minerals.
(2) If the licence is expressed to restrict the kind of minerals covered by the licence, the holder is not permitted to recover, or to explore for, minerals not covered by the licence.
(3) A restriction on the kind of minerals covered by the licence may be inclusive (for example, only minerals A, B and C) or exclusive (for example, all minerals except A, B and C).
(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), the holder does not recover an excluded mineral if, in the course of recovering, or exploring for, another mineral, the holder recovers some excluded mineral.