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Veto power given to miners
Published: 24 October 2025
24 October 2025
Queensland fossickers and hobby gold prospectors are being locked out of some areas after changes to QLD fossicking law gives mining companies a greater say in who can prospect on state-owned land.
Changes to the MEROLA Act mean fossickers must obtain permission from pending mining lease application holders.
> Hobby prospectors are now calling on the state government to simplify access to state-owned land.
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