Mining Notes

Greenwoods+HSF: Junior Mineral Exploration Incentive (JMEI) Impact Assessment for 2017-18

NSW Government clarifies the strategic future of coal exploration and mining in New South Wales

EP&C re-post: Adoption of Equator Principles 4

Western Australia's new lithium royalty regime

Briefing note – NROLA Act introduces amendments to the MRA and PAGA

A methodology for the calculation of native title compensation

Climate change impacts used to reject new NSW coal mine

Forrest & Forrest v Wilson – consequences for mining lease applicants

Federal Government Announces Junior Mineral Exploration Tax Credit

On 2 September 2017, the Government announced a welcome new four-year $100 million Junior Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (JMETC) following the expiry of …

High Court applies strict compliance test under the Mining Act 1978 (WA) and raises doubts regarding tenement validity –remedial legislative response required

In its recent decision in Forrest & Forrest v Wilson [2017] HCA 30, the High Court held that a failure to strictly comply with the technical …

Queensland’s mining sector set to experience significant changes to financial assurance and rehabilitation requirements with proposed reforms

Mining projects in Queensland typically require financial assurance (FA), a form of financial security/bonding provided to the Government to cover costs …

High Court reconfirms object commercial purpose test for construction of contracts

This is a summary of a High Court decision made in the case of Ecosse Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Dee Gee Nominees Pty Ltd [2017] HCA 12 in dispute of a …