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Prospecting Rules & Regulations
Whats the deal with Digging banks and trees in NSW
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<blockquote data-quote="DrDuck" data-source="post: 41692" data-attributes="member: 158"><p>The fossicking brochure does not contain a complete account of the relevant clauses of the NSW Mining Regulation 2010, which states in Clause 12(3):</p><p></p><p><em>(3) In this clause:</em></p><p><em>gemstone means a Group 6 or Group 7 mineral.</em></p><p></p><p><em>Note. Group 6 and Group 7 minerals are listed in Schedule 2.</em></p><p><em>power-operated equipment means any equipment powered by mechanical or electrical means.</em></p><p></p><p><em>prescribed amount, in relation to material, means:</em></p><p></p><p><em>(a) 10 kilograms of mineral-bearing material (other than the material referred to in paragraphs (b)(e)), or</em></p><p><em>(b) 5 kilograms of minerals (other than gold or gemstones), or</em></p><p><em>(c) 50 grams of gold (except where found as nuggets of 10 grams or greater), or</em></p><p><em>(d) 5 nuggets of 10 grams or greater of gold, or</em></p><p><em>(e) 100 grams of gemstones.</em></p><p></p><p>So if you find a some big nuggets, you don't have to put them back, unless you find more than 5 at once!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrDuck, post: 41692, member: 158"] The fossicking brochure does not contain a complete account of the relevant clauses of the NSW Mining Regulation 2010, which states in Clause 12(3): [i](3) In this clause: gemstone means a Group 6 or Group 7 mineral.[/i] [i]Note. Group 6 and Group 7 minerals are listed in Schedule 2. power-operated equipment means any equipment powered by mechanical or electrical means.[/i] [i]prescribed amount, in relation to material, means:[/i] [i](a) 10 kilograms of mineral-bearing material (other than the material referred to in paragraphs (b)(e)), or (b) 5 kilograms of minerals (other than gold or gemstones), or (c) 50 grams of gold (except where found as nuggets of 10 grams or greater), or (d) 5 nuggets of 10 grams or greater of gold, or (e) 100 grams of gemstones.[/i] So if you find a some big nuggets, you don't have to put them back, unless you find more than 5 at once! [/QUOTE]
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