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Minerals which lack the common properties of metallic minerals, such as metallic lustre or high specific gravity and are generally of value for intrinsic properties of the mineral itself and not as a source of metal. They are generally synonymous with non-aggregate industrial minerals such as asbestos, gypsum, nelpheline syenite, peat and rock salt.
The extraction of any material, other than sand, gravel or other forms of aggregate, from the ground, and the processing thereof, which may include refining, smelting, or any other form of processing. The removal of sand, gravel, earth, rock, stone or mineral bearing substance from the ground for the purposes of obtaining any mineral thereform. […]
An area of land set aside for preservation in its natural vegetative state. No removal of plants is permitted with the exception of poisonous or non-native plant species. In addition, no fill/cutting activities or storage of materials is permitted in these areas. No impervious surfaces are permitted.
Establishment or re-establishment of vegetation with the potential to reinstate wildlife habitat.
An area set apart for the purpose of the conservation or preservation of natural and/or cultural values.
A place where unconsolidated gravel, stone, sand, earth, clay, fill or other material is being or has been removed by means of an excavation to supply materials for construction, industrial or manufacturing purposes, but does not include a wayside pit.
A sealed or unsealed pathway or greenway that is used for informal or organised purposes such as footpaths, cross country mountain biking, bridle trails, fitness trails, off road cycleways and walkways.
The structural and/or floristic characteristics of the vegetation as it would have been prior to European settlement.
The uppermost point of the ridge/hill/cliff, slope or face. It may be the top of a rock cliff, or where the bedrock is buried, the most obvious break in slope associated with the underlying bedrock.
The physical features of the land associated with a ridge/hill/cliff and created by erosion, sedimentation and glaciation, often including such features as moraines, lakes, river valleys, beach ridges, drumlins and kames.
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