The vast majority of relationships between explorers and landowners are positive. Courtesy, respect and honesty go a long way when it comes to building relationships between explorers and landowners. Hardie said that NSW Farmers had worked hard to prevent the publication of information to other parties. “The work in progress will be unique for the Inland Rail project,” he said. “ARTC could drill holes throughout the owner`s land, dig 10-metre by 15-metre test pits anywhere on their land, build access routes to these sites, not rehabilitate, recompense, and compensate for compaction problems (on drilling and access traces), which lead to the loss of production capacity in this country. erosion problems with test pits,” she says. The presentation of the Land Access Agreement for Mineral Exploration (the model) is published by the Department of Planning and The Environment, in accordance with Section 141 (1A) of the Mining Act 1992. The goal is to help landowners and mineral exploration companies operating in NSW negotiate an access agreement. This proposal is intended to cover exploration of minerals and coal, but does not address access to land for opal exploration or oil exploration (including coal-layer gas). Note that the use of the model is optional. Farmers are warned not to sign the Australian Rail Track Corporation`s Land Access Agreement.

“And homeowners can retire in the short term. It may seem like a simple installation, but getting a railway line over land seems to be fraught with traps for both landowners and proponents of the project, the Australian Rail Track Corporation. A high-ranking lawyer described a land access contract presented by ARTC as “dangerous”.” Although landowners may own the land, most of the NSW`s mineral resources are state-owned. And the burden of proof that ARTC had damaged the land was due to the landowner, which means that all the costs associated with building a business that had actually done the job would be borne by them. FARMERS would do itself a disservice if they signed a “template” agreement from NSW Farmers with the Australian Rail Track Corporation, a senior lawyer has warned. Mary Lou Potts, who has extensive experience in land access contracts with mining companies, says that if landowners signed the agreement without anything more, they would have effectively opened the doors to the ARTC. In particular, the Mining Act 1992 provides special protection for landowners with respect to dwellings, gardens and substantial improvements, as well as a legal right to compensation for all “compensable losses” incurred by exploration by exploration licence or assessment lease. Fundamental elements that should be part of a land access agreement – for example, that the landowner or the environment should not be disadvantaged – are missing. – Mary Lou Potts Both landowners and explorers have clear legal rights to access land for mineral exploration.

Exploration is not a mine and does not guarantee that mining will take place in the area to be explored. In fact, few exploration programs find minerals that are economically viable. Nevertheless, exploration provides an ongoing pipeline of mining projects and is essential to the development of NSW`s mining and the economic benefits it generates. There is close competition for exploration investments both domestically and abroad and it is important that NSW remains an attractive destination for investors. Exploration is the process of finding mineral resources in the soil. Exploration can be as simple as analyzing rock types and soil characteristics in large areas, while more detailed studies include different forms of drilling and excavation in smaller areas.