NRS-18585 | Opal Prospecting Licence (OPL)

This series consists of Opal Prospecting Licences (OPL) which were issued to individuals and companies.Mineral exploration for opals is termed prospecting, and is conducted under an Opal Prospecting Licence or Mineral Claim. Opal Prospecting Licences are granted over much larger areas than those granted under mineral claims but are purely for prospecting and do not authorise mining. (1)An Opal Prospecting Licence can only be granted over lands defined as an Opal Prospecting Block within an area designated under the Mining Act 1992 as an Opal Prospecting Area. There are several Opal Prospecting Areas in the Lightning Ridge and White Cliffs Mineral Claims Districts. (1)Opal Prospecting Licences are handled by the Lightning Ridge Office of Industry and Investment NSW (I&I NSW). Between 50 and 100 Opal Prospecting Licences are processed by the office each year. (1)The licences are loose papers which are labelled with a unique number. Each licence features the name of the individual or company, with a drawing of drill hole logs identifying the different types of soils and in some instances a sketch of the drill site.Endnotes1. Trade & Investment, Resources & Energy, Opal Prospecting http://www.resourcesandenergy.nsw.gov.au/miners-and-explorers/applications-and-approvals/opal-mining/opal-prospecting (last accessed January 29, 2015)

本数据集系列涵盖向个人及企业颁发的蛋白石勘探许可证（Opal Prospecting Licence, OPL）。蛋白石矿产普查勘探被称为“勘探作业”，需依托蛋白石勘探许可证或矿物租赁权（Mineral Claim）开展。蛋白石勘探许可证的获批覆盖区域远大于矿物租赁权对应的地块，但仅可用于普查勘探，不得用于采矿活动。
（1）蛋白石勘探许可证仅可颁发给依据1992年《矿业法》划定的蛋白石勘探区内被定义为“蛋白石勘探区块”的土地。闪电岭与怀特克利夫斯矿权区内设有多处蛋白石勘探区。
（1）蛋白石勘探许可证的受理工作由新南威尔士州产业与投资厅（Industry and Investment NSW, I&I NSW）闪电岭办事处负责。该办事处每年可处理50至100份蛋白石勘探许可证申请。
此类许可证为标注有唯一编号的活页文件，每份许可证均载明申领主体的个人或企业名称，附带可识别各类土壤类型的钻孔日志图，部分还包含钻探现场示意图。
注释1：新南威尔士州资源与能源贸易投资厅，《蛋白石勘探》，http://www.resourcesandenergy.nsw.gov.au/miners-and-explorers/applications-and-approvals/opal-mining/opal-prospecting（最后访问日期：2015年1月29日）