Mining Information Session 4 June

If you own land on the Granite Belt it may come as a surprise that your property could be covered by a mining exploration lease. Companies are not required to notify property owners when the Government grants an exploration lease over private property. This is because the Mineral and Energy Resources Act allows the State Government to issue mineral exploration tenement over private land and other tenures without any consultation or consent from land owners. A landholder has no right to deny a mining or petroleum tenement holder access to their land.

A number of mining companies are now active on the Granite Belt and many residents are starting to become more concerned regarding the impacts of exploration and mining, should viable deposits be identified, on the regions biodiversity and agricultural land.

In response to this growing concern the SDRC has organized a public information session with the Department of Natural resources on Tuesday June 4th at the Stanthorpe Civic Centre Supper Room from 12.30pm – 2pm.

If you want to learn more about exploration on the Granite Belt prior to this session go to https://www.gbsan.org.au/mining-exploration-resources.