Arkaroola protection area
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The Mining (Reservation from Act) Proclamation 2011 under section 8 of the Mining Act 1971 and the Opal Mining (Reservation from Act) Proclamation 2011 under section 4 of the Opal Mining Act 1995 came into operation on 29 July 2011.
Under the proclamations the Arkaroola protection area (an area of land defined in Schedule 1 of the proclamations) is reserved from the operation of the following parts of the Mining Act 1971:
- Part 4 - Prospecting for minerals
- Part 5 - Exploration licence
- Part 6 - Mining leases
- Part 6A - Retention leases
- Part 8 - Miscellaneous purposes licence; and
- Part 8A - Special mining enterprises
and from the following parts of the Opal Mining Act 1995:
- Part 2 - Precious stones prospecting permits; and
- Part 3 - Precious stones tenements
- Page URL: http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/minerals/access_to_land/arkaroola_protection_area
- Page Last Modified: November 8, 2011