Mining Amendment Regulations (No. 5) 2015 (WA)

6 October 2015 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3967

MINERALS AND PETROLEUM

A113301*

Mining Act 1978

Mining Amendment Regulations (No. 5) 2015

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.           Citation

These regulations are the Mining Amendment Regulations
(No. 5) 2015.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;

quality of the metal or mineral concerned;

(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.            Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Mining Regulations 1981.

4.            Regulation 85 amended

In regulation 85(1) delete the definition of concentrate and insert:

concentrate means the product of a physical or
chemical process of extraction of metal or a mineral
(whether metallic or non-metallic) from mineral ore
that is performed by a mining tenement holder and
results in significant improvement in the grade or

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5.             Regulation 85B amended

In regulation 8513(l) delete "forward with the royalties" and insert:

forward to the Department, within the period within which the
royalties must be paid under regulation 86A,

6.             Regulation 86 amended

(1) In regulation 86(3) in the Table in the item for Limestone

(including limesands and shellsands):

(a) delete "agent" and insert:

agent in tailings treatment operations

(b)	delete "metallurgical purposes" and insert:
metallurgical purposes (other than as a neutralising agent in tailings treatment operations)

(2) In regulation 86(3) in the Table delete the item for Any other

mineral not specifically listed in this Table, excluding gold
metal as defined in regulation 86AA and ilmenite feedstock as

defined in regulation 86AC and insert:

A mineral that is listed	The rate is -
in this Table when it is

(a) if sold as crushed or screened

in a form that is not

specifically listed in	material, 7.5% of the royalty value; or
this Table or any other
mineral not	(b) if sold as a concentrate, 5% of
specifically listed in	the royalty value; or
this Table (excluding

gold metal as defined	(c)	if sold in metallic form or a
in regulation 86AA	form of equivalent processing,
and ilmenite feedstock as defined in regulation $6AC)	2V2% of the royalty value.

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.