Historical Tailings Dump Licenses from 1860-1930

1860 to 1930 licenses for tailings dumps, primarily from that historical period. The dataset is being digitized by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action to assist in identifying land where native title claims may be rejected. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical land use patterns through geospatial license locations.
• Correlate license issuance dates with mining activity periods for temporal studies.
• Identify specific land parcels for native title assessment using geospatial boundaries.

Strengths

• Licenses span a 70-year period from 1860 to 1930.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including SHP, WFS, and DWG.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Unknown total record count and dataset size.
• Data is historical and may not reflect current land status.
• The digitization process is ongoing, potentially indicating incomplete coverage.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (data_gov_au).

Collection Method

Digitization of historical license records.

Time Range

1860 to 1930.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

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