Queensland Consolidated Regulations Queensland Consolidated Regulations
"mining" means the extraction of substances, including any of the following,
from air, earth, sea or seabed—
(a) gemstone, salt or phosphate;
(b) hydrocarbon;
(c) metal, mineral or ore;
(d) mineral sand;
(e) quarried stone including limestone, marble or sandstone;
(f) uranium and other radioactive substances;
(g) a derivative of a substance mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f) .
(a) the Alcan Queensland Pty. Limited Agreement Act 1965 ;
(b) the Central Queensland Coal Associates Agreement Act 1968 ;
(c) the Central Queensland Coal Associates Agreement and Queensland Coal Trust Act 1984 ;
(d) the Commonwealth Aluminium Corporation Pty. Limited Agreement Act 1957 ;
(e) the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 ;
(f) the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 ;
(g) the Mineral Resources Act 1989 ;
(h) the Mount Isa Mines Limited Agreement Act 1985 ;
(i) the Petroleum Act 1923 ;
(j) the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 ;
(k) the Queensland Nickel Agreement Act 1970 ;
(l) the Thiess Peabody Coal Pty. Ltd. Agreement Act 1962 .Examples—• a GHG authority under the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009• an exploration permit, mineral development licence or mining lease granted under the Mineral Resources Act 1989• an authority under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
(a) mining under a mining tenement; or
(b) separating, producing, gathering, storing, processing, refining or smelting a substance that is the product of mining, whether or not the activities are carried out under a mining tenement; or
(c) treatment operations carried out in relation to a substance that is the product of mining, whether or not the operations are carried out under a mining tenement.
(a) is the conduct of a resources operation; or
(b) is an activity that is ancillary to, or carried out in connection with, a resources operation, including, for example—(i) erecting, below or above a mine portal of an underground mine, a conveyor belt to be used substantially below the portal; or(ii) mining development activities below or substantially below the mine portal of an underground mine; or(iii) purchasing, mobilising and constructing mobile plant or equipment, other than a dragline, for a resources operation; or(iv) maintaining or repairing mobile plant, including a shutdown; or(v) ancillary or incidental generation, supply or transmission of electric power or steam for a resources operation; or(vi) loading or handling of bulk materials at a wharf; or(vii) installing wells, gathering lines and associated infrastructure to extract hydrocarbons and by-products, upstream of, but not in or on, a processing facility; or(viii) maintaining or extending haul roads used for a resources operation under a mining tenement; or(ix) maintaining or repairing fixed facilities, plant and equipment, other than a shutdown; or(x) prospecting or exploring activities carried out in connection with mining under a mining tenement; or(xi) work, other than the construction of roads, to allow land access on or to a place where the following are being conducted—(A) a resources operation;(B) activities mentioned in subparagraph (x) ; or(xii) land clearing or rehabilitation work carried out in connection with—(A) activities mentioned in subparagraph (x) ; or(B) mining under a mining tenement; but
(c) does not include the following work, other than to the extent the work is mentioned in paragraph (b) —(i) erecting a conveyor belt to be used substantially on the surface of land;(ii) constructing a dragline, or the complete deconstruction and reconstruction of a dragline in a new location if it has not moved under its own power;(iii) constructing, deconstructing or reconstructing fixed plant or equipment;(iv) a shutdown of fixed plant or equipment.
(a) the cessation is for at least 30 days; and
(b) the entire period of cessation is reasonably required for the carrying out of maintenance or repair work.