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NTRS 4453 Applications for prospecting areas, outside proclaimed field (OPF)

Recording Agency:	Mines Branch [I], Head Office (638)
Date Range:	1946 - 1967
Access:	Agreement Pending
Location:	Darwin (NTAC)
Legacy Series Id:	F1240

How to Use the Records

The controlling register is in series NTRS 4118.

Function / Content

This series consists of application files for prospecting areas (PA), outside proclaimed field (OPF) area in the Northern Territory. The file cover has date application received, subject (name of mine or person names in application) locality, area of claim, dates for objection, hearing, recommended, approved or refused, gazetted, posted, application plotted, map number, if forfeited or withdrawn. Each file contains the application for registration of a mining tenement other than a lease with a sketch of the area being applied for and measurements in chains, payments for miners rights, exemptions, general correspondence and surrender of prospecting area if surrendered. Files PA 1OPF and PA 2OPF include reports on claims made at Legune Station (near Wyndham, WA). File number PA 3OPF is missing.

Recordkeeping System

Numerical by PA prefix with OPF suffix

Recording Agency

Period	Title	Agency Id
1946 - 1967	Mines Branch [I], Head Office	638

Agency Responsible

Period	Title	Agency Id
1946 - 1968	Mines Branch [I], Head Office	638
1970 - 1978	Mines Branch [II], Darwin	642
1978 - 2001	Department of Mines and Energy	586
2016 - 2020	Department of Primary Industry and Resources	1290
2020 - ct	Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade	1408

Controlling Series

Period	Series	Series Id
1947 - 1966	Prospecting area register OPF [Outside proclaimed goldfield]	NTRS 4118

Consignments

Consignment Id	Number of Units	Contents Date Range	Public Access	Description
P0001	1	1946 - 1967	Agreement Pending