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Exploration Licence - Application (WA)

An application must be made on a Form 21 Application for Mining Tenement and lodged at the Office of the Mining Registrar; or lodged electronically via the DMP website via the online transactions.

Using elodgement out of hours the application is deemed to be received online. at 8.30am.

TheUnder s58 of the Act the application is to be accompanied by

  • a map of the tenement;
  • the application feefee:
  • first years rentrent:
  • a statement specifying
    • the proposed method of exploration;
    • details of the proposed work programme prosposed toprogramme;
    • estimate of the proposed expenditure on the licencelicence;
    • the applicant technical and financial ability.ability (s58of )the applicant unless:
      • the applicant is a natural person;
      • the licence is 4 blocks or less;
      • the statement states the applicant will use their own labour.

If the licence is over private land so not all the private land holder have to be notified at the time of the application it is advisable to add a statement on the application stating that the application is for subsurface rights only.