Minerals Development Act 2017
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Licence for portion of area of land | ||
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73. (1) The Minister may grant a mining licence for only a portion of the area of land specified in an application for a mining licence either— | ||
(a) at the request of the applicant, or | ||
(b) where the area applied for greatly exceeds the estimated extent of the ore body outline. | ||
(2) The Minister shall not grant a mining licence for the remainder, or a portion of the remainder, of the land referred to in subsection (1) unless an additional application fee is paid for each licence requested and the requirements of section 65 have been met at the time of the grant of the licence. |