Pursuant to section 28A of the Crown Minerals Act 1991, the Minister of Energy and Resources declares that permits for metallic minerals will not be granted, or extended, in relation to the land specified in the attached Schedule.
This declaration does not apply to applications made in accordance with the Platinum New Zealand 2013 Minerals Tender public tender process. Permits for metallic minerals may be granted as a result of this public tender process.
This declaration has effect on and from 6 May 2014 to 6 July 2015.
Schedule
Part West Murchison Reserved Area
The Land to Which the Reservation of Acreage Relates
Land Area: 101.85 square kilometres.
Regional Council: West Coast Regional Council.
Territorial Authority: Tasman District Council.
Description of Land Area
All that area of land as bounded by straight lines between the geographical coordinates (NZGD 2000) commencing at a point:
Point Latitude Longitude
1 42ø05'15.1835?S 172ø11'54.1026?E then north along the boundary of MEP 54968 to
2 41ø58'31.3246?S 172ø12'15.9095?E then north along the boundary of MEP 52080 to
3 41ø56'49.3430?S 172ø11'42.5456?E then north to
4 41ø56'40.2838?S 172ø11'42.9363?E then north-east to
5 41ø56'32.5066?S 172ø11'47.8057?E then north to
6 41ø56'16.9482?S 172ø11'50.8481?E then north-east along the boundary of MEP 52080 to
7 41ø55'01.6117?S 172ø13'38.6616?E then south-east to
8 41ø56'45.2327?S 172ø19'14.1171?E then south-west along the boundary of MPP 54981 to point of commencement
A map of the reserved area of land is available at the New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals website
www.nzpam.govt.nz
Dated at Wellington this 24th day of April 2014.
HON SIMON BRIDGES, Minister of Energy and Resources.