Mineral and/or Opal Exploration Licence Applications (ELA)
Published: 01 Jan 1930 Created: 19 Nov 2024 Revised: 28 Mar 2025

Location of all current mineral exploration licence applications issued under the Mining Act 1971.

Location of all current mineral exploration licence applications issued under the Mining Act 1971.

About this record

Record No mesac604
Topic Boundaries
Type of Resource Dataset
Category Type
Document Type
Contributor
Sponsor
Tenement
Tenement Holder
Operator
Geological Province
    Other
    Mine Name
    Stratigraphy
    Commodity
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      Language English
      Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

      Citations

      Use constraints License
      License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
      Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/dataset/mesac604
      Citation 1930. Mineral and/or Opal Exploration Licence Applications (ELA)
      https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/dataset/mesac604

      Technical information

      Status On Going
      Maintenance and Update Frequency
      Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
      Geo bounding box {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[129,-38],[141,-38],[141,-26],[129,-26],[129,-38]]]}
      Purpose
      The dataset was developed to record information necessary for the administration of the Mining Act.
      The dataset was developed to record information necessary for the administration of the Mining Act.
      Lineage
      Source data history: Exploration Licence application boundaries were sourced from the official Mining Register licence application documents. Licence application boundaries are legally defined to follow lines of latitude and longitude. The...
      Source data history: Exploration Licence application boundaries were sourced from the official Mining Register licence application documents. Licence application boundaries are legally defined to follow lines of latitude and longitude. The register has existed since 1930. Processing steps: Coordinates are entered from licence application documents. Linework is cleaned to remove duplicate arcs. Data adjusted for accurate state border, coastline, areas reserved from the Mining Act and areas of no access for mineral exploration or production. Legal description is defined in AGD66 whilst data is spatially managed in GDA94 to conform to other spatial data. The data is updated in SARIG on a daily basis.
      Positional accuracy: Most boundary locations are constructed from lines of latitude and longitude, hence are scale independent. The accuracy of other boundaries is dependent upon the source, eg. state border, coastline, cadastre.
      Attribute accuracy: Associated attribute information is 99% complete and derived from a daily refresh of Tenement Management System (TMS) data extract. Manual validation checks are performed periodically.
      Logical consistency: The dataset contains no overshoots, undershoots or duplicate lines. All polygons contain only one label.
      Completeness: Spatial data is 100% complete. Associated attribute data is 100% complete and derived from Tenement Management System (TMS) data extract.

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      Attribute details

      Name Definition
      File Reference Government internal file reference number
      Application Type Type of Tenement
      Special Locations Specific locations that may influence the application
      Date Accepted Date the EL was accepted by the applicant
      Outcome Outcome of the application
      Outcome Date Date the outcome was finalised
      Resulting Tenement The exploration licence that resulted from this application
      Prior Tenement Definition required
      Applicants Companies/Individuals that lodged the application
      Application Received Date Date the application was received
      Location General location of application
      Mineral Type Type of minerals: All - exclude opal - All minerals other than opal
      Commodities Sought Target commodities listed on the application
      Legal Area Total area of application listed in the Mining Register
      Area Unit Unit of area measurement
      Date Offered Date the EL was offered to the applicant