Notification of Application for Exploration Licence (EL008826)

Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 – Section 15(5)

Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Mineral Industries) Regulations 2019 – Regulation 22(1) and Schedule 1

Contact phone number and email address of the applicant for maps and other information requests.

Telephone: 0412635000

Email: alanrobert@gmail.com

Details of the Application

Application No.: EL008826

Locality: 6.5 km SW of Avoca, 29 km NE Ararat, 13 km N of Beaufort

Area of application: 313 Graticular Sections/ km2

Date of application: 31/10/2025

Term the license is applied for: 5 years

Nature of On Ground Exploration Timing

Year 1.

·        Review of previous tenement holders exploration reports to identify target areas.

·      Negotiation of landholder agreements to gain access to target areas.

·      GPS location of reported costeans, drill holes and trail pits.

·      Surface mapping.

Year 2

·       Prepare a survey plan of earlier exploration activities including costeans, drill holes and       trial pits.

·      Plot results from historical reports with the survey plan to identify target areas.

·      Prepare and submit a work plan for bulk sampling of target areas

Year 3

·       Bulk sampling program. 

·       Rehabilitation of bulk sampling areas.

·       Reconnaissance of remaining areas for alluvial gravels and hard rock deposits.

Environment Strategy

All rehabilitation will be carried out as soon as is practicable after exploration activities have taken place and in line with the current Guidelines for environmental management in exploration and mining. All staff and contractors will be made aware of site-specific environmental sensitivities, such as weeds and endangered flora and fauna and will act accordingly. All care will be taken to minimising or where possible avoid environmental impact. Work will be done in accordance with the Guidelines as determined by the Victorian Government including effective rehabilitation of all disturbed areas. No wetlands, waterways or lakes will be impacted by exploration activities.

The Community Engagement Plan In general terms

Community engagement will broadly take the form consultation with all applicable agency's centred around dealings with appropriate and affected land owners.

Objections or Comments

Any person may object or comment to a licence being granted. (Sections 24 and 24A, Mineral Resources

(Sustainable Development) Act 1990).

A person who objects or comments must:

• put the objection or comment in writing; and

• include the grounds on which it is made.

All objections or comments must be lodged within 21 days after the latest date on which the application was

advertised and can be lodged online or posted to:

The Minister for Energy and Resources
c/- Manager Licensing
Resources Victoria
PO Box 500
East Melbourne Victoria 8002

It is recommended that comments or objections are lodged online at https://rram-vic-gov.my.site.com/ObjectionSubmission to ensure timely consideration.

Enquiries can be made by writing to the Manager Licensing at the above address or by phoning the Earth Resources Information Centre on 136 186 

Other Statutory Requirements

Subject to other statutory requirements being satisfied, an exploration licence, if granted, entitles the holder

of the licence to explore and search for minerals in the relevant land, but does not entitle the holder to

undertake mining. Further information regarding the statutory requirements that must be complied with prior to work being undertaken on a licence, including landowner and occupier consent requirements, is available at: https://resources.vic.gov.au/community-and-land-use