Mining Warden's decisions by year in which decision was made

1971

Hammond & Anor v Barker 23 Apr 1971 (PDF, 484.0 KB)

1972

There were no decisions in 1972

1973

Lamb & Ors v Northern (Rhonda) Collieries 27 Apr 1973 (PDF, 396.2 KB)

Black Nobby Pty Ltd 10 Aug 73 (PDF, 180.1 KB)

Lamb & Ors v Northern (Rhonda) Collieries (2) 17 Aug 1973 (PDF, 262.2 KB)

1974

There were no decisions in 1974

1975

Opal Sales Pty Ltd 20 May 1975 (PDF, 242.5 KB)

Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd v Various 13 Oct 1975 (PDF, 273.8 KB)

Gillham v Clarke & Anor 5 Nov 1975 (PDF, 1.1 MB)

1976

There were no decisions in 1976

1977

Clutha Developments Pty Ltd v Heroic Pastoral Company 7 Jun 1977 (PDF, 137.7 KB)

Kurrawen Pty Ltd v Standard Portland Cement Ltd 21 Oct 1977 (PDF, 864.9 KB)

Mount Morgan Mining and Industrial Co Pty Ltd v Norris 27 Oct 1977 (PDF, 265.9 KB)

Minerals Deposits Ltd v McCall Bott & Co Pty Ltd 2 Nov 1977 (PDF, 211.8 KB)

1978

Doyle v Payne 1 Mar 1978 (PDF, 118.4 KB)

Miller v Pay & Ors 13 Jul 1978 (PDF, 515.0 KB)

Barclay & Ors v Waterford 15 Aug 1978 (PDF, 137.5 KB)

Freeland v Bedekovic & Anor 15 Aug 1978 (PDF, 416.5 KB)

Reynolds v The Electricity Commission of NSW & Anor 5 Dec 1978 (PDF, 844.3 KB)

Murphy & Anor v Johnstone 20 Dec 1978 (PDF, 568.3 KB)

1979

Miller v Pay & Ors 4 Jul 1979 (PDF, 819.8 KB)

Bini & Anor v Reitterer 27 Aug 1979 (PDF, 719.8 KB)

1980

Rutile and Zircon Mines (Newcastle) Ltd v Bill Wright (Taree) Pty Ltd 28 May 1980 (PDF, 107.1 KB)

Welch v Cooper 8 Oct 1980 (PDF, 373.1 KB)

Electronic Zinc Co Australasia Ltd v Knight 11 Nov 1980 (PDF, 338.7 KB)

1981

Clutha Development Pty Ltd v Yeomans 5 Aug 1981 (PDF, 446.3 KB)

Lyell v Bathurst Mining & Crushing Co Pty Ltd 14 Aug 1981 (PDF, 360.1 KB)

Omya Minerals Pty Ltd & Anor v Burge & Ors 2 Dec 1981 (PDF, 206.6 KB)

The Shell Company of Australia Ltd v Caldera 23 Dec 1981 (PDF, 408.4 KB)

1982

Blunt v Potter 25 Feb 1982 (PDF, 248.4 KB)

Asarco (Australia) Pty Ltd v Heuston 4 March & 19 Mar 1982 (PDF, 224.1 KB)

Scheele v ESSO Exploration Ltd 29 Jun 1982 (PDF, 351.6 KB)

Connolly v Amoco Minerals Aust & Anor 15 Jul 1982 (PDF, 268.9 KB)

Hayes v Kratos Uranium N L 8 Oct 1982 (PDF, 330.4 KB)

Huntley Colliery Pty Ltd v Avondale Colliery Pty Ltd v  20 Dec 1982 (PDF, 468.9 KB)

1983

Sundowner Minerals No Liability v Dunn & Anor 2 Feb 1983 (PDF, 101.9 KB)

Sover & Anor v Sasvary 21 Jun 1983 (PDF, 680.6 KB)

Krkoska & Anor v Pearl & Ors 12 Jul 1983 (PDF, 530.6 KB)

Boyd Pratt & Associates & Anor v McInnes & Anor 2 Aug 1983 (PDF, 298.0 KB)

G Whitburn Pty Ltd v McInnes & Anor 2 Aug 1983 (PDF, 295.3 KB)

Metals Exploration Ltd (on behalf of North Broken Hill Ltd) v Caldera 2 Sep 1983 (PDF, 266.6 KB)

1984

Toohey v A S Exploration Ventures Pty Ltd & Anor 28 Mar 1984 (PDF, 736.0 KB)

C R A Exploration Pty Ltd v Roberts 14 Jun 1984 (PDF, 613.7 KB)

1985

The Shell Company of Australia v Roberts 2 May 1985 (PDF, 519.8 KB)

Gilligan v Mann 12 Jul 1985 (PDF, 553.6 KB)

Pearse v Bartram 19 Jul 1985 (PDF, 419.5 KB)

1986

Mehilo Pty Ltd v Owen and Broomham 24 Jan 1986 (PDF, 285.8 KB)

The Australian Gas Light Company v O'Grady & Ors 4 Feb 1986 (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Melocco Pty Ltd v Smithers & Menhennitt 10 Apr 1986 (PDF, 273.0 KB)

The Australian Gas Light Company v O'Grady & Ors (2) 2 May 1986

The Australian Gas Light Company v O'Grady & Ors (3) 30 May 1986 (PDF, 290.2 KB)

The Australian Gas Light Company v O'Grady & Ors (4) 11 Jul 1986 (PDF, 262.4 KB)

Barker v Hughes 25 Jul 1986 (PDF, 208.6 KB)

Milinkovic v Victor Borkovic as agent for George Miljokovic 12 Aug 1986 (PDF, 431.7 KB)

1987

O'Donnell v Gollin Wallsend Coal Company Ltd 22 May 1987 (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Belmont Colliery Pty Ltd & Ors v Northern (Rhondda) Collieries Pty Ltd 19 Jun 1987 (PDF, 127.1 KB)

McCormack v Berrell 19 Jun 1987 (PDF, 355.2 KB)

Prodhomme v Balderson & Hughes 15 Sep 1987 (PDF, 728.3 KB)

1988

Gunnedah Coal Company Ltd v Marys Mount Landholders Association 26 Feb 1988 (PDF, 113.5 KB)

1989

Burge & Anor v Omya Minerals & Anor 28 Apr 1989 (PDF, 238.3 KB)

Burgess & Anor v Ajax Joinery Pty Ltd & Anor 8 May 1989 (PDF, 227.5 KB)

Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd v Playford Investments Pty Ltd 5 Dec 1989 (PDF, 580.9 KB)

1990

Regent Resources v Dutfield 31 Jan 1990 (PDF, 230.2 KB)

Johnston v Cramer 1 May 1990 (PDF, 814.4 KB)

Wynen v Duchatel 20 Jun 1990 (PDF, 214.5 KB)

Cave v Byrne & Anor 7 Dec 1990 (PDF, 659.1 KB)

1991

Withers v Carter & Anor 10 May 1991 (PDF, 66.0 KB)

Northern Rivers Rutile Pty Ltd v Landbrokers Inc Pty Ltd 18 Jun 1991 (PDF, 146.0 KB)

Bontima Pty Ltd v McGee & Anor 26 Jul 1991 (PDF, 500.0 KB)

Ryan & Anor v McFadden & Ors 6 Dec 1991 (PDF, 287.7 KB)

1992

Rose v Henderson 3 Apr 1992 (PDF, 324.4 KB)

Mining Registrar v Douglas 24 Apr 1992 (PDF, 223.1 KB)

Slack Smith v Mining Registrar Lightning Ridge 3 Sep 1992 (PDF, 477.7 KB)

Martin & Anor v Australian Granodiorite Ltd (in liquidation) 23 Dec 1992 (PDF, 494.8 KB)

1993

ZC Mines Pty Ltd (trading as Pasminco Mining) v Minerals Mining & Metallurgy Ltd & Anor 19 Feb 1993 (PDF, 470.8 KB)

Ryan & Anor v Pratt & Anor 5 Nov 1993 (PDF, 434.6 KB)

1994

There were no decisions in 1994

1995

There were no decisions in 1995

1996

RZM Pty Ltd v Director General National Parks & Wildlife Service & Ors 21 Aug 1996 (PDF, 346.2 KB)

Hill v Department of Mineral Resources 22 Nov 1996 (PDF, 221.3 KB)

Castle Mountain Enterprises Pty Ltd  V Pollock & Ors 20 Dec 1996 (PDF, 273.7 KB)

Nugget Resources Inc v Silver Orchard Pty Ltd & Anor 7 Jun 1996 (PDF, 895.9 KB)

1997

Newbridge Slate Pty Ltd v Dapila Mining Ltd 9 May 1997 (PDF, 353.5 KB)

O'Brien & Anor v Jesasu Pty Ltd 13 Jun 1997 (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Slack Smith v Monch & Anor 30 Sep 1997 (PDF, 546.7 KB)

1998

Australian Mining Title Services Pty Ltd & Ors v Gordon 16 Jul 1998 (PDF, 1.0 MB)

Kayuga Coal Pty Ltd v Ducey & Ors 18 Aug 1998 (PDF, 300.0 KB)

Andrewartha & Ors v BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd 27 Aug 1998 (PDF, 923.6 KB)

Andrewartha & Ors v BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd (2) 11 Sep 1998 (PDF, 456.9 KB)

1999

Ross Mining NL & Ors v Barrett & Ors 26 Feb 1999 (PDF, 747.8 KB)

Lipohar v Mining Registrar 4 Mar 1999 (PDF, 660.3 KB)

Coal & Allied Operations Pty Ltd v Bates & Ors 24 Aug 1999 (PDF, 775.5 KB)

2000

Brown v Adam & Anor 6 Apr 2000 (PDF, 475.9 KB)

Sydney Gas Operations Pty Ltd v Brownlow Hill Pty Ltd 15 May 2000 (PDF, 515.5 KB)

Schnitzenbaumer v Mining Registrar 28 Jun 2000 (PDF, 560.9 KB)

Maidens v Shields & Ors 27 Oct 2000 (PDF, 558.8 KB)

2001

Lightning Ridge Miner's Association Ltd v Hudson & Ors 9 Mar 2001 (PDF, 578.8 KB)

Hensen v Shields & Ors 6 Apr 2001 (PDF, 690.9 KB)

Hudson V Wopenka & Ors 15 April 2001 (PDF, 708.4 KB)

Sydney Gas Operations Pty Ltd v Brownlow Hill Pty Ltd (2) 17 May 2001 (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Matic v Banovic 29 Aug 2001 (PDF, 336.6 KB)

Shields V Commissioner of Police & Anor 27 Sep 2001

Matic v Lekic 14 Dec 2001 (PDF, 170.3 KB)

Cooma Monaro Shire Council v Bridges 19 Dec 2001 (PDF, 501.0 KB)

2002

Searle v Sella & Anor 27 Mar 2002 (PDF, 1002.0 KB)

Lummis & Ors v Newton & Anor 2 Oct 2002 (PDF, 857.5 KB)

Sandloft Pty Ltd v Martin 13 Dec 2002 (PDF, 418.5 KB)

Driver v Mining Registrar 20 Dec 2002 (PDF, 222.8 KB)

2003

Matic v Inman & Ors 6 Aug 2003 (PDF, 382.4 KB)

Manusu v Winch & Anor 4 Sep 2003 (PDF, 487.7 KB)

2004

Halfpenny Investments Pty Ltd v Sydney Gas Operations Ltd 20 Jan 2004 (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Australian Cement Ltd v Trounson & Anor 11 May 2004 (PDF, 497.4 KB)

Gillbee & Anor v Macapika Pty Ltd 3 Jun 2004 (PDF, 708.0 KB)

Blachut v Newscrest Operations Ltd 19 Aug 2004 (PDF, 1.0 MB)

Judge v Stanley 18 Nov 2004 (PDF, 340.1 KB)

Hanlen v Centennial Mandalong Pty Ltd 9 Dec 2004 (PDF, 389.8 KB)

2005

Sydney Gas (Camden) Operations Pty Ltd v Gatenby & Ors 5 Aug 2005 (PDF, 623.1 KB)

Midcoast Lime Company Pty Ltd v Minister for Mineral Resources & Anor 19 Aug 2005 (PDF, 344.3 KB)

McGeough v Molyneux & Anor 5 Oct 2005 (PDF, 643.7 KB)

Anic v Bosnjak & Anor 23 Dec 2005 (PDF, 839.2 KB)

2006

Big Island Mining Ltd v Caloola Holdings Pty Ltd 20 Jun 2006 (PDF, 604.3 KB)

Illawarra Coal Holdings Pty Ltd v Craig 1 Aug 2006 (PDF, 409.3 KB)

2007

Sancar v Kemp 22 May 2007 (PDF, 525.1 KB)

Gloucester Coal v Holmes 5 Jun 2007 (PDF, 124.9 KB)

Gujarat NRE Australia Pty Ltd v Bellpac Pty Ltd 13 Aug 2007 (PDF, 673.7 KB)

Endeavour Coal Pty Ltd v Presquartz Pty Ltd 25 Sep 2007 (PDF, 612.6 KB)

2008

Clift & Ors v Coal Mines Australia 28 Feb 2008 (PDF, 855.5 KB)

Melonas & Anor v Hankey & Ors 1 Apr 2008 (PDF, 450.2 KB)

Moorarben Coal Mines Pty Ltd & Ors v Ulan Coal Mines Ltd 30 Jul 2008 (PDF, 445.8 KB)

Slack-Smith v Mineral Claim Holders of the property known as Muttabun 18 Sep 2008 (PDF, 455.2 KB)

Austar Coal Mines Pty Ltd v Morphett 15 Oct 2008 (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Moolarben Coal Mines Pty Ltd & Ors v Ulan Coal Mines Ltd (2) 21 Oct 2008 (PDF, 575.5 KB)

2009

Evans & Ors v Coal Mines Australia Ltd 16 Jul 2009 (PDF, 774.7 KB)