Applications for a new mineral tenement must be accompanied by a mining proposal. The proposal and additional prescribed information enable a structured assessment of the environmental impacts associated with the proposed operations. This assessment will consider the environmental setting and the views of stakeholders and individuals or groups with an interest in the project.
The proposal is also the applicant’s opportunity to describe the potential benefits of the operation, which will contribute to the assessment of the appropriateness of the proposed environmental outcomes.
More information regarding the lodgement of a proposal and/or management plan can be found in the following determinations and guidelines:
Ministerial determinations
- MD003 Minimum information to be provided in a mining proposal or management plan for an extractive minerals lease (EML) and any associated miscellaneous purposes licence (MPL) applications (PDF 144 KB)
- MD006: Minimum information required to be provided in a mining proposal and/or management plan for a mineral lease (ML) and any associated miscellaneous purposes licence (MPL) applications for metallic and industrial minerals (excluding extractive coal and uranium) (PDF 172 KB)
Note: For applications involving coal or uranium, please contact the Mining Regulation Branch on +61 8 8463 3000.
Regulatory guidelines
- MG2a Preparation of a mining proposal and/or management plan for metallic and industrial minerals (excluding coal and uranium) in South Australia (PDF 4.1 MB)
- MG23 Preparation of a mining proposal and program for environment protection and rehabilitation for quarries in South Australia with defined impacts (PDF 2.8 MB)
- MG24 Establishing and registering a mineral claim in South Australia (PDF)
- MG30 Development of environmental outcomes for quarrying and mining (PDF)
