The Mining Act 1978 requires that a Programme of Work (PoW) is lodged in the prescribed manner and approved by the Minister (or a prescribed official). This lodgement must be done prior to conducting any ground disturbing activities with mechanised equipment.
Activities such as dry blowing, scraping and detecting, drilling, costeans/trenching and the use of infrastructure must be rehabilitated within the timeframe set out in the relevant tenement condition, unless otherwise approved in writing by a DEMIRS Environmental Officer. A rehabilitation report should then be submitted to DEMIRS.
An application for excess tonnage must be submitted to the Title Compliance Branch via Mineral Titles Online (MTO) or lodged over the counter at the Mining Registrar’s office if the tonnage limit is succeeded. This is to be lodged when any proposed ground-disturbing activities exceeds the following:
- 500 tonnes on a Prospecting (P) licence or Special prospecting licence
- 1000 tonnes for an Exploration (E) licence and Retention licence
Tonnage is cumulative for the life of the tenement and does not reset upon completing rehabilitation.
Further information on excess tonnage is available on the DEMIRS website.
Rehabilitation Guidance for Exploration and Prospecting
Exploration and Prospecting Rehabilitation Guidance
Spatially Enabled Programme of Work
PoWs submitted via the spatially enabled Resources Online system captures activities proposed by explorers and prospectors and provides site-specific feedback in the form of spatial data and additional questions. The proponent can then adjust and optimise their application prior to submission, resulting in faster application and assessment timeframes.
Proposed activities can either be drawn directly in the system or uploaded using two spatial format options: ESRI shapefile or MapInfo TAB files. If you choose to upload files, example files and a data dictionary are provided below and contain details on the conventions required for each activity type.
For additional support using the Resources Online to submit PoWs contact EARSManager@demirs.wa.gov.au.
Programmes of Work Lodgement User Guide
PoW Guidance
Submit a PoW application online
Complete a rehabilitation report
Programme of Work Paper (PoW-P)
The fastest method for submitting PoW applications is to do so using Resources Online.
Alternatively, a PoW-P Application Form PDF template can be downloaded below and submitted either over the counter at any DEMIRS office or electronically using the Submit PoW-P button.
Download the Programme of Work - Paper (PoW-P) Application Form
Submit PoW-P application electronically
Complete a rehabilitation report
