A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding mining tenement applications, seeking data on new applications, approvals, withdrawals, and mining leases granted. The Minister provides the requested figures, noting mining leases are included in the approval count.

AnsweredQoN 270Legislative Council
Asked
2 April 2008
Portfolio
Resources

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MINING TENEMENTS — APPLICATIONS
I refer to the Minister for Resources’ press release dated 20 March in which it is stated that the number of mining tenement applications outstanding had fallen from 18 823 to 16 506 over the year to February 2008. (1) How many new tenement applications were made during the year? (2) How many tenements applications were approved? (3) How many tenement applications were withdrawn or otherwise removed from the backlog? (4) How many mining leases were granted? Hon KIM CHANCE

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I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) There were 4 111 new tenement applications made during that year. (2) There were 3 683 tenement applications approved. (3) There were 2 745 tenement applications that were withdrawn or lapsed. (4) Four hundred and thirty-one mining leases were granted; this figure is included in the answer to (2).
(1) How many new tenement applications were made during the year? (2) How many tenements applications were approved? (3) How many tenement applications were withdrawn or otherwise removed from the backlog? (4) How many mining leases were granted? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) There were 4 111 new tenement applications made during that year. (2) There were 3 683 tenement applications approved. (3) There were 2 745 tenement applications that were withdrawn or lapsed. (4) Four hundred and thirty-one mining leases were granted; this figure is included in the answer to (2).
(2) How many tenements applications were approved? (3) How many tenement applications were withdrawn or otherwise removed from the backlog? (4) How many mining leases were granted? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) There were 4 111 new tenement applications made during that year. (2) There were 3 683 tenement applications approved. (3) There were 2 745 tenement applications that were withdrawn or lapsed. (4) Four hundred and thirty-one mining leases were granted; this figure is included in the answer to (2).
(3) How many tenement applications were withdrawn or otherwise removed from the backlog? (4) How many mining leases were granted? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) There were 4 111 new tenement applications made during that year. (2) There were 3 683 tenement applications approved. (3) There were 2 745 tenement applications that were withdrawn or lapsed. (4) Four hundred and thirty-one mining leases were granted; this figure is included in the answer to (2).
(4) How many mining leases were granted? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) There were 4 111 new tenement applications made during that year. (2) There were 3 683 tenement applications approved. (3) There were 2 745 tenement applications that were withdrawn or lapsed. (4) Four hundred and thirty-one mining leases were granted; this figure is included in the answer to (2).
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) There were 4 111 new tenement applications made during that year. (2) There were 3 683 tenement applications approved. (3) There were 2 745 tenement applications that were withdrawn or lapsed. (4) Four hundred and thirty-one mining leases were granted; this figure is included in the answer to (2).
I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) There were 4 111 new tenement applications made during that year. (2) There were 3 683 tenement applications approved. (3) There were 2 745 tenement applications that were withdrawn or lapsed. (4) Four hundred and thirty-one mining leases were granted; this figure is included in the answer to (2).
(1) There were 4 111 new tenement applications made during that year. (2) There were 3 683 tenement applications approved. (3) There were 2 745 tenement applications that were withdrawn or lapsed. (4) Four hundred and thirty-one mining leases were granted; this figure is included in the answer to (2).
(2) There were 3 683 tenement applications approved. (3) There were 2 745 tenement applications that were withdrawn or lapsed. (4) Four hundred and thirty-one mining leases were granted; this figure is included in the answer to (2).
(3) There were 2 745 tenement applications that were withdrawn or lapsed. (4) Four hundred and thirty-one mining leases were granted; this figure is included in the answer to (2).
(4) Four hundred and thirty-one mining leases were granted; this figure is included in the answer to (2).

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