Mining activities—Eligibility criteria and standard conditions

The following eligibility criteria and standard conditions (ERA standards) apply for mining activities:

• Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for exploration and mineral development projects—ESR/2016/1985 (formerly EM586) (PDF, 780.8KB)
• Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for mining claims—ESR/2016/2242 (formerly EM587) (PDF, 759.8KB)
• Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for mining lease activities—ESR/2016/2241 (formerly EM588) (PDF, 856.4KB)
• Code of environmental compliance for environmental authorities for high hazard dams containing hazardous waste (Version 0) (EM1698) (PDF, 286.3KB)

Codes of environmental compliance for approvals from 21 May 2014 to 30 March 2016

• Code of environmental compliance for exploration and mineral development projects (Version 1.1) (EM586) (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Code of environmental compliance for mining claims and prospecting permits (Version 1.1) (EM587) (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Code of environmental compliance for mining lease projects (Version 1.1) (EM588) (PDF, 1.5MB)

Codes of environmental compliance for approvals from 31 March 2013 to 20 May 2014

• Code of environmental compliance for exploration and mineral development projects (Version 1) (EM586) (PDF, 1.6MB)
• Code of environmental compliance for mining claims and prospecting permits (Version 1) (EM587) (PDF, 1.5MB)
• Code of environmental compliance for mining lease projects (Version 1) (EM588) (PDF, 1.5MB)

Codes of environmental compliance for approvals from January 2001 to 30 March 2013

• Code of environmental compliance for exploration and mineral development projects (Version 0) (EM586) (PDF, 633.5KB)
• Code of environmental compliance for mining claims and prospecting permits (Version 0) (EM587) (PDF, 623.5KB)
• Code of environmental compliance for mining lease projects (Version 0) (EM588) (PDF, 725.6KB)