Inquiry Into Greenfields Mineral Exploration and Project Development in Victoria

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE Inquiry into greenfields mineral exploration and project development in Victoria May 2012 ORDERED TO BE PRINTED Victorian Government Printer Parliamentary Paper No. 136 Session 2010–11 Parliament of Victoria Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee Inquiry into greenfields mineral exploration and project development in Victoria ISBN: 978‐0‐9808214‐2‐0 Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee Parliament House, Spring Street EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002 Phone: +61 3 8682 2832 Email: [email protected] Website: <http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/edic> This report is also available online at the Committee’s website. Cover design by Matt Clare of Mono Design. Rear cover image provided by Iluka Resources. This report is printed on recycled paper. Table of Contents <a href="#9_0">Committee members and staff </a><a href="#11_0">The Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee </a><a href="#11_1">Committee contact details </a><a href="#13_0">Terms of reference </a><a href="#9_0">ix </a><a href="#11_0">xi </a><a href="#11_1">xi </a><a href="#13_0">xiii </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#15_0">xv </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#15_0">Chair’s foreword </a></li></ul><a href="#17_0">List of recommendations </a><a href="#0_0">List of tables </a><a href="#0_0">List of figures </a><a href="#17_0">xvii </a><a href="#0_0">xxi </a><a href="#0_0">xxiii </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_0">xxv </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_0">List of abbreviations </a></li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">Chapter one:</a><a href="#0_1"> </a><a href="#0_1">Introduction </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">1</a></li></ul><a href="#0_2">3</a><a href="#0_3">3</a><a href="#0_4">4</a><a href="#0_5">5</a><a href="#0_6">5</a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_2">1.1 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_2">Scope of the Inquiry </a></li></ul><a href="#0_3">1.1.1 </a><a href="#0_4">1.1.2 </a><a href="#0_5">1.2 </a> <a href="#0_3">Terms of reference </a><a href="#0_4">What types of minerals are the focus of the Inquiry? </a><a href="#0_5">Inquiry process </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_6">1.3 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_6">Report overview </a></li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">Chapter two:</a><a href="#0_1"> </a><a href="#0_1">The mining and extractives sectors in Australia </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">7</a></li></ul><a href="#0_7">8</a><a href="#0_8">9</a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_7">2.1 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_7">Overview of mineral exploration and mining project development </a></li></ul><a href="#0_8">‘Greenfields’ versus ‘brownfields’ exploration </a><a href="#0_9">Why is greenfields mineral exploration important? </a><a href="#0_10">The relationship between junior explorers and large mining companies </a><a href="#0_11">Declining levels of greenfields mineral exploration </a><a href="#0_12">Project lead times </a><a href="#0_0">Global perspective </a><a href="#0_0">Mineral exploration and mining in Australia </a><a href="#0_13">The current resources boom </a> <a href="#0_8">2.1.1 </a><a href="#0_9">2.1.2 </a><a href="#0_10">2.1.3 </a><a href="#0_11">2.1.4 </a><a href="#0_12">2.1.5 </a><a href="#0_0">2.1.6 </a><a href="#0_0">2.2 </a><a href="#0_13">2.2.1 </a><a href="#0_12">2.2.2 </a><a href="#0_14">2.2.2.1 </a> <a href="#0_9">9</a> <a href="#0_10">10 </a><a href="#0_11">12 </a><a href="#0_12">15 </a><a href="#0_0">16 </a><a href="#0_0">17 </a><a href="#0_13">17 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_12">18 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_12">Comparison with other Australian states </a></li></ul><a href="#0_14">South Australia — a model for increased investment in greenfields mineral </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_14">exploration </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_14">19 </a></li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">Chapter three: The Victorian resource sector </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">23 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_15">23 </a><a href="#0_5">23 </a><a href="#0_16">23 </a><a href="#0_17">32 </a><a href="#0_18">32 </a><a href="#0_19">34 </a><a href="#0_20">37 </a><a href="#0_21">39 </a><a href="#0_0">40 </a><a href="#0_13">40 </a><a href="#0_22">40 </a><a href="#0_23">41 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_15">3.1 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_15">Mineral exploration and mining in Victoria </a></li></ul><a href="#0_5">3.1.1 </a><a href="#0_16">3.1.2 </a><a href="#0_17">3.2 </a> <a href="#0_5">Background </a><a href="#0_16">Prospectivity and mineral endowment </a><a href="#0_17">Victoria’s current mineral prospectivity </a> <a href="#0_18">3.2.1 </a><a href="#0_19">3.2.2 </a><a href="#0_20">3.2.3 </a><a href="#0_21">3.2.4 </a><a href="#0_0">3.3 </a> <a href="#0_18">Mineral sands </a><a href="#0_19">Gold </a><a href="#0_20">Brown coal </a><a href="#0_21">Extractives </a><a href="#0_0">Emerging prospectivity for other earth resources </a> <a href="#0_13">3.3.1 </a><a href="#0_22">3.3.2 </a><a href="#0_23">3.3.3 </a> <a href="#0_13">Base metals </a><a href="#0_22">Geothermal </a><a href="#0_23">Coal seam gas </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">Chapter four: Exploration and mining in Victoria </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">45 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_15">45 </a><a href="#0_5">45 </a><a href="#0_24">45 </a><a href="#0_0">46 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_15">4.1 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_15">Mining and the economy </a></li></ul><a href="#0_5">4.1.1 </a><a href="#0_24">4.1.2 </a><a href="#0_0">4.1.2.1 </a> <a href="#0_5">Role of mining in Australia’s economy </a><a href="#0_24">The role of mining in Victoria’s economy </a><a href="#0_0">Economic impacts </a>iii <a href="#0_0">4.1.2.2 </a><a href="#0_0">4.1.3 </a> <a href="#0_0">Employment impacts </a><a href="#0_0">Wider economic benefits of mining </a><a href="#0_25">Regional economic activity </a><a href="#0_22">Regional employment </a><a href="#0_0">Direct and indirect job creation </a><a href="#0_0">Demand for specialised goods and services </a><a href="#0_26">Melbourne as a ‘global’ mining city </a><a href="#0_27">Presenting the case for the Victorian resources sector </a><a href="#0_21">High</a><a href="#0_21">‐</a><a href="#0_21">level government support for the resources sector </a><a href="#0_28">Community perceptions of the resources sector </a> <a href="#0_0">47 </a><a href="#0_0">48 </a><a href="#0_25">48 </a><a href="#0_22">49 </a><a href="#0_0">50 </a><a href="#0_0">51 </a><a href="#0_26">51 </a><a href="#0_27">52 </a><a href="#0_21">52 </a><a href="#0_28">54 </a> <a href="#0_25">4.1.3.1 </a><a href="#0_22">4.1.3.2 </a><a href="#0_0">4.1.3.3 </a><a href="#0_0">4.1.3.4 </a><a href="#0_26">4.1.3.5 </a><a href="#0_27">4.1.4 </a><a href="#0_21">4.1.4.1 </a><a href="#0_28">4.1.4.2 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">Chapter five: Real and perceived challenges to a successful Victorian resources sector </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">57 </a></li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_29">5.1 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_29">Human and natural geography </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_29">58 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_30">5.1.1 </a><a href="#0_31">5.1.2 </a><a href="#0_32">5.1.2.1 </a><a href="#0_33">5.1.2.2 </a><a href="#0_34">5.1.3 </a> <a href="#0_30">Closer human settlement patterns compared to other Australian jurisdictions</a><a href="#0_30"> </a><a href="#0_30">58 </a><a href="#0_31">Restrictions on land access for exploration and mining </a><a href="#0_32">Crown land </a> <a href="#0_31">63 </a><a href="#0_32">63 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_33">Private land </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_33">65 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_34">Deep sedimentary cover of potential ore bodies </a><a href="#0_35">Nuggetty gold </a> <a href="#0_34">66 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_35">68 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_35">5.1.4 </a></li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_36">5.2 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_36">Land use conflicts </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_36">70 </a></li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_37">5.2.1 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_37">Agriculture and mining </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_37">70 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_38">5.2.1.1 </a><a href="#0_14">5.2.1.2 </a><a href="#0_39">5.2.2 </a><a href="#0_40">5.2.3 </a><a href="#0_41">5.3 </a> <a href="#0_38">Protecting agricultural land </a><a href="#0_14">Striking the balance between agriculture and mining </a><a href="#0_39">Urban development and mining </a><a href="#0_40">Environmental values and mining </a><a href="#0_41">Financial and regulatory environment </a><a href="#0_12">Sovereign risk </a> <a href="#0_38">71 </a><a href="#0_14">74 </a><a href="#0_39">76 </a><a href="#0_40">84 </a><a href="#0_41">89 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_12">90 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_12">5.3.1 </a></li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_3">5.3.2 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_3">Taxation </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_3">91 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_42">91 </a><a href="#0_43">92 </a><a href="#0_44">94 </a> <a href="#0_42">5.3.2.1 </a><a href="#0_43">5.3.2.2 </a><a href="#0_44">5.3.3 </a><a href="#0_27">5.3.3.1 </a><a href="#0_45">5.3.3.2 </a><a href="#0_12">5.3.3.3 </a><a href="#0_0">5.3.4 </a> <a href="#0_42">Minerals Resource Rent Tax </a><a href="#0_43">Carbon pricing (the ‘carbon tax’) </a><a href="#0_44">Perceptions of Victoria as a place to explore and mine </a><a href="#0_27">An international perspective </a><a href="#0_45">What the miners said </a> <a href="#0_27">97 </a> <a href="#0_45">101 </a><a href="#0_12">103 </a><a href="#0_0">104 </a><a href="#0_46">105 </a><a href="#0_47">110 </a> <a href="#0_12">What others said </a><a href="#0_0">Community education and engagement </a><a href="#0_46">Notification of new licences for residents </a><a href="#0_47">Lengthy approval periods </a> <a href="#0_46">5.3.4.1 </a><a href="#0_47">5.3.5 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">Chapter six:</a><a href="#0_1"> </a><a href="#0_1">Victoria’s regulatory environment for the resources sector </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">113 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_48">113 </a><a href="#0_49">116 </a><a href="#0_50">117 </a><a href="#0_51">117 </a><a href="#0_52">119 </a><a href="#0_53">119 </a><a href="#0_54">120 </a><a href="#0_9">120 </a><a href="#0_55">123 </a><a href="#0_56">126 </a><a href="#0_57">127 </a><a href="#0_58">127 </a> <a href="#0_48">6.1 </a><a href="#0_49">6.2 </a><a href="#0_48">Principal Act: the </a><a href="#0_48">Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 </a><a href="#0_49">Review of the MRSDA </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_50">6.3 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_50">Overview of licence types </a></li></ul><a href="#0_51">6.3.1 </a><a href="#0_52">6.3.2 </a><a href="#0_53">6.3.2.1 </a><a href="#0_54">6.3.2.2 </a><a href="#0_9">6.3.3 </a><a href="#0_55">6.4 </a><a href="#0_56">6.4.1 </a><a href="#0_57">6.4.2 </a><a href="#0_58">6.4.3 </a> <a href="#0_51">Mineral licences </a><a href="#0_52">Extractive consents and authorities </a><a href="#0_53">Consent to search for stone </a><a href="#0_54">Work authority </a><a href="#0_9">Security of tenure </a><a href="#0_55">Obtaining a minerals licence </a><a href="#0_56">Advertising licence applications </a><a href="#0_57">Assessment of licence applicant </a><a href="#0_58">Licence approvals and conditions </a>iv <a href="#0_22">6.5 </a><a href="#0_20">6.6 </a> <a href="#0_22">Obtaining an extractive industry work authority </a><a href="#0_20">Work plan approval processes </a><a href="#0_59">Exploration and mining work plans </a><a href="#0_60">Extractive work plans </a><a href="#0_57">Consents and approvals for work authority </a><a href="#0_61">Crown land </a><a href="#0_0">Private land </a><a href="#0_62">Cultural heritage </a><a href="#0_63">Native vegetation </a><a href="#0_15">Water </a><a href="#0_64">Rehabilitation plan and bond </a><a href="#0_65">Environmental management plan/program </a><a href="#0_66">Community engagement plan </a><a href="#0_12">Planning approval </a><a href="#0_67">Statutory endorsement of work plan </a><a href="#0_68">Environment Effects Statement </a><a href="#0_12">Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwlth) </a><a href="#0_69">Final approval of work authority </a><a href="#0_70">Compliance with the </a><a href="#0_70">Native Title Act 1993 </a><a href="#0_70">(Cwlth) </a><a href="#0_71">Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 </a><a href="#0_72">Royalties and charges </a> <a href="#0_22">129 </a><a href="#0_20">132 </a><a href="#0_59">132 </a><a href="#0_60">132 </a><a href="#0_57">134 </a><a href="#0_61">134 </a><a href="#0_0">136 </a><a href="#0_62">138 </a><a href="#0_63">140 </a><a href="#0_15">142 </a><a href="#0_64">142 </a><a href="#0_65">147 </a><a href="#0_66">148 </a><a href="#0_12">150 </a><a href="#0_67">150 </a><a href="#0_68">152 </a><a href="#0_12">155 </a><a href="#0_69">155 </a><a href="#0_70">156 </a><a href="#0_71">158 </a><a href="#0_72">159 </a><a href="#0_73">160 </a><a href="#0_12">161 </a><a href="#0_74">161 </a><a href="#0_75">162 </a><a href="#0_36">163 </a> <a href="#0_59">6.6.1 </a><a href="#0_60">6.6.2 </a><a href="#0_57">6.6.3 </a><a href="#0_61">6.6.3.1 </a><a href="#0_0">6.6.3.2 </a><a href="#0_62">6.6.3.3 </a><a href="#0_63">6.6.3.4 </a><a href="#0_15">6.6.3.5 </a><a href="#0_64">6.6.4 </a><a href="#0_65">6.6.5 </a><a href="#0_66">6.6.6 </a><a href="#0_12">6.6.7 </a><a href="#0_67">6.6.7.1 </a><a href="#0_68">6.6.8 </a><a href="#0_12">6.6.8.1 </a><a href="#0_69">6.7 </a><a href="#0_70">6.8 </a><a href="#0_71">6.8.1 </a><a href="#0_72">6.9 </a><a href="#0_73">6.9.1 </a><a href="#0_12">6.9.1.1 </a><a href="#0_74">6.9.1.2 </a><a href="#0_75">6.9.2 </a><a href="#0_36">6.10 </a> <a href="#0_73">Mineral royalty rates </a><a href="#0_12">Gold royalty rates </a><a href="#0_74">Brown coal royalty rates </a><a href="#0_75">Extractive royalty rates </a><a href="#0_36">The Mining Warden </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">Chapter Seven: Streamlining Victoria’s regulatory environment </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">167 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_76">168 </a><a href="#0_0">170 </a><a href="#0_77">173 </a><a href="#0_78">175 </a><a href="#0_79">177 </a><a href="#0_80">180 </a><a href="#0_81">188 </a><a href="#0_82">195 </a><a href="#0_22">197 </a><a href="#0_4">200 </a><a href="#0_0">201 </a><a href="#0_83">203 </a><a href="#0_12">205 </a><a href="#0_84">207 </a><a href="#0_85">208 </a><a href="#0_86">211 </a><a href="#0_87">213 </a><a href="#0_14">215 </a><a href="#0_88">215 </a><a href="#0_89">215 </a><a href="#0_90">217 </a><a href="#0_91">218 </a><a href="#0_4">220 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_76">7.1 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_76">Complex regulatory environment for exploration and mining </a></li></ul><a href="#0_0">Victoria’s complex regulatory environment </a><a href="#0_77">Other Australian jurisdictions </a><a href="#0_78">Overlapping regulations and levels of government </a><a href="#0_79">Lengthy approval times </a><a href="#0_80">Inter</a><a href="#0_80">‐</a><a href="#0_80">agency referrals </a><a href="#0_81">Streamlining the approvals process </a><a href="#0_82">Improving regulator quality </a> <a href="#0_0">7.1.1 </a><a href="#0_77">7.1.1.1 </a><a href="#0_78">7.1.2 </a><a href="#0_79">7.1.3 </a><a href="#0_80">7.1.3.1 </a><a href="#0_81">7.1.3.2 </a><a href="#0_82">7.1.4 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_22">7.2 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_22">The planning process </a></li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_4">7.3 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_4">The Environment Effects Statement process </a></li></ul><a href="#0_0">The mining industry’s view </a><a href="#0_83">The extractives industry’s view </a><a href="#0_12">Other stakeholder views </a><a href="#0_84">Cultural heritage and native title </a><a href="#0_85">Cultural heritage </a><a href="#0_86">Native title </a><a href="#0_87">Native vegetation management </a><a href="#0_14">Native vegetation management — the resource sector’s view </a><a href="#0_88">Extractives industry </a> <a href="#0_0">7.3.1 </a><a href="#0_83">7.3.2 </a><a href="#0_12">7.3.3 </a><a href="#0_84">7.4 </a><a href="#0_85">7.4.1 </a><a href="#0_86">7.4.2 </a><a href="#0_87">7.5 </a><a href="#0_14">7.5.1 </a><a href="#0_88">7.5.1.1 </a><a href="#0_89">7.5.1.2 </a><a href="#0_90">7.5.1.3 </a><a href="#0_91">7.6 </a> <a href="#0_89">Explorers and miners </a><a href="#0_90">More flexible native vegetation management </a><a href="#0_91">Improved engagement with the resources sector </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_4">Other jurisdictions </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_4">7.6.1 </a></li></ul>v <a href="#0_25">7.6.1.1 </a><a href="#0_51">7.6.1.2 </a><a href="#0_92">7.6.2 </a><a href="#0_93">7.6.2.1 </a><a href="#0_94">7.6.2.2 </a> <a href="#0_25">South Australia </a><a href="#0_51">Western Australia </a> <a href="#0_25">220 </a><a href="#0_51">222 </a><a href="#0_92">224 </a><a href="#0_93">226 </a><a href="#0_94">227 </a> <a href="#0_92">Changing the regulatory environment: a ‘one</a><a href="#0_92">‐</a><a href="#0_92">stop</a><a href="#0_92">‐</a><a href="#0_92">shop’ or ‘lead agency’? </a><a href="#0_93">Managing the ‘every agency believes it is the lead agency’ problem </a><a href="#0_94">Separation between regulation and facilitation roles </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">Chapter eight: Government support for the mineral resources sector </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_1">229 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_95">229 </a><a href="#0_96">230 </a><a href="#0_97">230 </a><a href="#0_49">230 </a><a href="#0_0">232 </a><a href="#0_98">232 </a><a href="#0_99">233 </a><a href="#0_75">234 </a><a href="#0_100">234 </a><a href="#0_101">235 </a><a href="#0_102">236 </a><a href="#0_103">236 </a><a href="#0_71">237 </a><a href="#0_43">238 </a><a href="#0_104">238 </a><a href="#0_0">239 </a><a href="#0_105">239 </a><a href="#0_65">239 </a><a href="#0_0">242 </a><a href="#0_13">242 </a><a href="#0_12">242 </a><a href="#0_106">242 </a><a href="#0_107">243 </a><a href="#0_108">244 </a><a href="#0_10">245 </a><a href="#0_109">245 </a> <a href="#0_95">8.1 </a><a href="#0_96">8.1.1 </a><a href="#0_97">8.1.1.1 </a> <a href="#0_95">Victorian Government initiatives </a><a href="#0_96">Existing initiatives </a><a href="#0_97">Rediscover Victoria </a> <a href="#0_49">8.1.1.1.1 Drilling</a><a href="#0_49"> </a><a href="#0_49">initiative </a><a href="#0_0">8.1.1.1.2 3D</a><a href="#0_0"> </a><a href="#0_0">Victoria </a><a href="#0_98">8.1.1.2 </a><a href="#0_99">8.1.1.3 </a><a href="#0_75">8.1.1.4 </a> <a href="#0_98">Victorian Geological Carbon Storage (VicGCS) </a><a href="#0_99">CarbonNet </a><a href="#0_75">Energy Technology Innovation Strategy </a> <a href="#0_100">8.1.1.4.1 2005</a><a href="#0_100"> </a><a href="#0_100">— ETIS 1 </a><a href="#0_101">8.1.1.4.2 2008</a><a href="#0_101"> </a><a href="#0_101">— ETIS 2 </a><a href="#0_102">8.1.1.4.3 2011</a><a href="#0_102"> </a><a href="#0_102">— New Funding </a><a href="#0_103">8.1.1.4.4 Evaluation</a><a href="#0_103"> </a><a href="#0_103">of ETIS </a><a href="#0_71">8.1.1.5 </a><a href="#0_43">8.1.2 </a> <a href="#0_71">Brown Coal Innovation Australia </a><a href="#0_43">Previous initiatives </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_104">8.1.2.1 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_104">Victorian Initiative for Minerals and Petroleum </a></li></ul><a href="#0_0">8.1.2.1.1 Minerals</a><a href="#0_0"> </a><a href="#0_0">component </a><a href="#0_105">8.1.2.1.2 Evaluation</a><a href="#0_105"> </a><a href="#0_105">of VIMP </a><a href="#0_65">8.1.2.2 </a><a href="#0_0">8.2 </a> <a href="#0_65">Developing Gold Undercover </a><a href="#0_0">Australian Government </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_13">8.2.1 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_13">Existing initiatives </a></li></ul><a href="#0_12">8.2.1.1 </a><a href="#0_106">8.2.1.2 </a><a href="#0_107">8.2.1.3 </a><a href="#0_108">8.2.2 </a><a href="#0_10">8.2.3 </a><a href="#0_109">8.2.3.1 </a><a href="#0_108">8.2.3.2 </a> <a href="#0_12">Geothermal Drilling Program </a><a href="#0_106">Carbon Capture and Storage Flagships Program </a><a href="#0_107">Emerging Renewables </a><a href="#0_108">Future tax reform targeting mineral exploration </a><a href="#0_10">Council of Australian Governments’ regulatory reform agenda </a><a href="#0_109">National Partnership Agreement to Deliver a Seamless Economy </a><a href="#0_108">National Productivity Compact: Regulatory and Competition Reform for a more </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_108">Competitive Australia </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_108">247 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_0">8.3 </a><a href="#0_13">8.3.1 </a><a href="#0_12">8.3.1.1 </a> <a href="#0_0">Other Australian jurisdictions </a><a href="#0_13">Western Australia </a><a href="#0_12">Exploration Incentive Scheme </a> <a href="#0_0">248 </a><a href="#0_13">248 </a><a href="#0_12">248 </a><a href="#0_93">248 </a><a href="#0_110">248 </a><a href="#0_111">249 </a><a href="#0_23">249 </a><a href="#0_4">250 </a><a href="#0_112">250 </a><a href="#0_113">250 </a><a href="#0_114">250 </a><a href="#0_115">251 </a><a href="#0_116">251 </a><a href="#0_117">251 </a><a href="#0_118">251 </a><a href="#0_20">252 </a> <a href="#0_93">8.3.1.1.1 Exploration</a><a href="#0_93"> </a><a href="#0_93">and Environmental Coordination </a><a href="#0_110">8.3.1.1.2 Innovative</a><a href="#0_110"> </a><a href="#0_110">Drilling </a><a href="#0_111">8.3.1.1.3 Geophysical</a><a href="#0_111"> </a><a href="#0_111">and Geochemical Surveys </a><a href="#0_23">8.3.1.1.4 3D</a><a href="#0_23"> </a><a href="#0_23">Geological Mapping </a><a href="#0_4">8.3.1.1.5 Promoting</a><a href="#0_4"> </a><a href="#0_4">Strategic Research with Industry </a><a href="#0_112">8.3.1.1.6 Sustainable</a><a href="#0_112"> </a><a href="#0_112">Working Relations with Indigenous Communities </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_113">8.3.2 </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_113">Queensland </a></li></ul><a href="#0_114">Smart Exploration </a><a href="#0_115">Smart Mining — Future Prosperity </a> <a href="#0_114">8.3.2.1 </a><a href="#0_115">8.3.2.2 </a><a href="#0_116">8.3.2.2.1 Collaborative</a><a href="#0_116"> </a><a href="#0_116">Drilling Initiative </a><a href="#0_117">8.3.2.2.2 Cluster</a><a href="#0_117"> </a><a href="#0_117">Formation Initiative </a><a href="#0_118">8.3.2.2.3 Industry</a><a href="#0_118"> </a><a href="#0_118">Network Initiative </a><a href="#0_20">8.3.2.2.4 Outcomes</a><a href="#0_20"> </a><a href="#0_20">of SMFP </a>

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