means any substance which occurs mineral S. 4(1) def. of naturally as part of the earth's crust— mineral amended by Nos 7/1994 (a) including— s. 4, 71/2001 s. 3(1)(a). (i) oil shale and coal; and (ii) hydrocarbons and mineral oils contained in oil shale or coal or extracted from oil shale or coal by chemical or industrial processes; and (iii) any substance specified in Schedule 4; (b) excluding water, stone, peat or petroleum; means an exemption that was minerals exemption granted under section 293 or 293A of the Mines Act 1958 and that was current immediately before the commencement of this section; S. 4(1) def. of means a concentration of a mineral resource mineral mineral or minerals that is or may be resource economically viable to mine; inserted by No. 59/2010 s. 4(c). means extracting minerals from land for mining the purpose of producing them commercially, and includes processing and treating ore; * * * * * S. 4(1) def. of mining infringement repealed by No. 6/2009 s. 6(3)(c). means the register kept under mining register Part 6;
S. 4(1) def. of mineral amended by Nos 7/1994 s. 4, 71/2001 s. 3(1)(a). mineral means any substance which occurs naturally as part of the earth's crust— (a) including— (i) oil shale and coal; and (ii) hydrocarbons and mineral oils contained in oil shale or coal or extracted from oil shale or coal by chemical or industrial processes; and (iii) any substance specified in Schedule 4; (b) excluding water, stone, peat or petroleum; minerals exemption means an exemption that was granted under section 293 or 293A of the Mines Act 1958 and that was current immediately before the commencement of this section; S. 4(1) def. of mineral resource inserted by No. 59/2010 s. 4(c). mineral resource means a concentration of a mineral or minerals that is or may be economically viable to mine; mining means extracting minerals from land for the purpose of producing them commercially, and includes processing and treating ore; S. 4(1) def. of mining infringement repealed by No. 6/2009 s. 6(3)(c). * * * * * mining register means the register kept under Part 6;
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