NSW Ancillary Mining Areas

Ancillary Mining Areas (AMAs) are designated land zones used for infrastructure that supports mining operations—such as roads, dams, stockpiles, buildings, and water‑management systems—without being part of the extraction site. They require specific approvals under mining legislation to ensure environmental compliance, rehabilitation, and appropriate land‑use management.

Organisation: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD)

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Metadata template type Vector
Asset Type Publication
Parent nsw-mining-titles
Edition Live
Purpose Legislative Requirements
Update Frequency Daily
Keywords INDUSTRY-Mining,GEOSCIENCES-Geology
Geospatial Topic Geoscientific information
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Dataset extent

Temporal Coverage From 2026-01-20 - 2030-01-01
Datum WSG84
Licence internal
Landing page https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/opendata/dataset/nsw-ancillary-mining-areas
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Attribution Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) 2026"