The minerals industry understands that landowners and communities want to learn more about minerals exploration, how explorers and communities work together and the environmentally responsible approach taken by explorers. We a committed to working alongside communities as we move forward into a more sustainable future.
We are committed to understanding and creating meaningful relationships within our community.
We are committed to contributing to the growth of industry in a way that is responsible and
sustainable.
It’s important for Landowners to know and understand how they are involved in the Exploration proccess.
We are improving our understanding of the geology and how it relates to the
development of mineralization beneath the surface.
To look in areas where there is little to no rock cropping out, soil sampling, drilling and
geophysical surveys are needed. All these methods are transient in nature and of no
lasting impact upon the land or waterways.
We cannot mine under an exploration licence.
An exploration licence is issued by the State of Victoria to allow Explorers an opportunity to look for minerals on the land, as well as gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Geology of the region. The licence may be for up to 5 years, with a right to renew for a further 5 years.
In areas where we cannot see the geology at the surface, we need to;
All these methods have no lasting impact upon the land or environment.
Yes. Rehabilitation is a licence requirement, exploration activities are of such temporary
nature they have little to no lasting impact on the environment. Drilling particularly is low
impact, therefore the site rehabilitation is isolated to appropriately sealing the ~10cm
diameter hole following standard licence decommissioning procedures.
No. we will not be hydraulic fracturing.
Hydraulic fracturing is a method used in oil and gas production and not used in any of
the work we do. The Victorian government has banned fracking all together, the ban was
added to Victoria’s constitution in March 2021.
If work was to be considered on private land, access and compensation agreements are
discussed with the Landowners. Any agreement for access and compensation are
between the various parties and their concerns and subsequent specific compensation
required, this is on a case-by-case basis depending upon personal circumstances.
Our community Policy can be found on our website
Yes, we require consent from relevant land managers. We also require informed consent
from private landholders if we wanted to explore on their land. Considerations are made for surrounding community of noise/access.
All water required in the process of low -impact exploration drilling is bought onto site as portable water, recycled during the drilling process and is taken off site at the completion of drilling. As per Standard licence conditions the used water is disposed of at registered disposal sites in accordance with the Earth resources and Environmental protectionregulations.
Information on drillhole management can be found here:
https://earthresources.vic.gov.au/legislation-and-regulations/guidelines-and-codes-ofpractice/guidelines-abandonment-of-mineral-drillholes
All water used in the drilling process be brought onto and taken offsite as portable water.
The supplier and where they supply from will be area and case dependant. Water is
stored temporarily in small tanks on site and during the drilling process is recycled as
much as possible to dramatically reduce the water required. Water usage is not dissimilar
to any other bore drilling activity.
As per Standard licence conditions the used water is disposed of at registered disposal
sites in accordance with the Earth resources and Environmental protection regulations.