Declared fossicking areas as defined under section 116 of the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995

Fossicking areas are declared by order of the Minister under the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995. Any person may fossick in a declared fossick area, where fossicking is defined to mean to search for minerals for a purpose other than for commercial gain to a depth of 2 metres by: (a) digging by hand; or (b) using hand held instruments;

Positional Accuracy: The positional accuracy of boundaries is dependent on the accuracy of the underlying data it follows. Attribute Accuracy: It is estimated that not less than 99% of attributes are correct. Logical Consistency: All data is topologically related, all polygons close and all polygons are labelled. There are no duplicates, but some areas are unavailable for multiple reasons and so there will be overlapping polygons. Completeness: Complete.