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In Western Australia, the Warden's Court is constituted under the Mining Act 1978 and has jurisdiction throughout the state. Any person holding office as a stipendiary magistrate may be appointed as a mining warden and preside over a court sitting. [5]
The first Australian mining laws were enacted in 1851. [1] Before that, ownership of minerals and petroleum passed to those who were granted title to land by the colonial governors according to common law concepts, except the right to "Royal Mines" (the precious metals of gold and silver) which remained vested in the Crown by virtue of Royal prerogative.
25th Anniversary of the Surface Mining Law: A report on the protection and restoration of the nation's land and water resources under the Surface Mining Law, Office of Surface Mining, 2003. Available at OSM website. Green, Edward. State and Federal Roles Under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 21 S. Ill. U. L.J. 531 (1997)
In 2002, the Western Australian government and Clive Palmer entered into an agreement—the Iron Ore Processing (Mineralogy Pty Ltd) Agreement Act 2002, as permitted under the Government Agreements Act 1979 [2] —which established the mining rights of Palmer and seven of his companies in Western Australia.
The Bituminous coal strike of 1977–1978 was a 110-day national coal strike in the United States led by the United Mine Workers of America. It began December 6, 1977, and ended on March 19, 1978. It is generally considered a successful union strike, although the contract was not beneficial to union members.
Mining law is the branch of law relating to the legal requirements affecting minerals and mining. Mining law covers several basic topics, including the ownership of the mineral resource and who can work them. Mining is also affected by various regulations regarding the health and safety of miners, as well as the environmental impact of mining.
Western Australia: Unknown: 2 January 1958: 4 FD firefighters (1 gang) working on foot. 1961 Western Australian wildfires [5] Western Australia: 1,800,000 ha: January – March 1961: 0: 160 homes, town of Dwellingup destroyed. 1963 Shannon River prescribed burning [4] Western Australia: Unknown: 8 January 1963: 2 FD crews igniting: 1978 Western ...
Goldsworthy (named after the geographical feature Mount Goldsworthy) is a former mining town in Western Australia, east of Port Hedland and located in the Shire of East Pilbara. It was the first [ 1 ] iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.