Re Ontronen

[2008] QLC 213

LAND COURT OF QUEENSLAND

CITATION:  Re Ontronen [2008] QLC 0213

PARTIES:In the matter of Application for Mining Lease No 90153 by Bryan Ontronen, Pekka Ontronen and Tony Hutton

FILE NO:NTML00012/2002

PROCEEDING:  Application for mining lease

DELIVERED ON:                  25 November 2008

DELIVERED AT:                   Brisbane

MEMBER:Mr BR O’Connor, Judicial Registrar

ORDER/S:1.      Hearing dispensed with.

2.    I recommend to the Honourable the Minister for Mines and Energy that application for Mining Lease No. 90153 be rejected.

CATCHWORDS:                  MINING – MINING LEASE – RECOMMENDATION

Mineral Resources Act 1989 ss 245, 250(1)

APPEARANCES:                  Not applicable – Heard on the Papers

1. O’CONNOR JR: This is an application by Bryan Ontronen, Pekka Ontronen and Tony Hutton under s. 245 of the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (“the Act”) for a mining lease over land as described in the application about 36 km south south/west of Cloncurry for the purpose of mining for gold, silver, copper, cobalt and rare earths for a term of 5 years.  The application was lodged with the Mining Registrar in Mt Isa on 24 July 2001.  The application required a consideration of certain native title issues which were eventually resolved. 

2. Two of the applicants, Pekka Ontronen and Tony Hutton, have now advised the Mining Registrar that they no longer wish to proceed with the application.  The third applicant, Bryan Ontronen, has not replied to requests of the Registrar as to whether he too wishes to abandon his application.  The time nominated for reply has elapsed and there is no indication of the present whereabouts of Bryan Ontronen.

3. In view of the above situation, I recommend to the Honourable the Minister for Mines and Energy that the application for mining lease be rejected.

BR O’CONNOR

JUDICIAL REGISTRAR