Restricted and Unavailable Crown Land for Mining in Victoria, Australia

Land classification for the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990, developed by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action. This geospatial dataset amalgamates features from multiple public land management sources to identify areas where special permission is required or where mining and exploration are unavailable. The data was last updated on April 9, 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify land use restrictions for mining permit applications based on the listed protected area categories.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of protected environmental and heritage sites based on the schedule of restricted crown land.
• Support regulatory compliance checks by mapping unavailable crown land, such as national parks and marine sanctuaries.
• Model potential conflicts between resource extraction and conservation areas based on the amalgamated land management layers.

Strengths

• Derived from multiple authoritative public land management sources, including PLM25 and PLM100 series.
• Explicitly linked to specific sections of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats, including SHP, GDB, and WFS.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and spatial extent are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria, Australia)

Collection Method

Amalgamation of selections from Public Land Management datasets (PLM25, PLM100_V_MMT_WILDLIFE_MGMT, PLM100_V_MMT_HERITAGE_RIVER, PLM100_V_MMT_NATRL_CATCHMENT, PLM100_V_MMT_REFERENCE_AREAS).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 06:32:19.850714; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Victoria, Australia