Mt Gee is also on the National Estate List. Can minerals be mined?
Although Mt Gee is registered on the Australian Heritage Database (the AHD) once again it does not preclude mining operations from taking place. The implications of Mt Gee being on the register are that it is another matter that the Minister for Urban Planning and Development and Minister for Minerals Resources Development will need to take into account when assessing the proposal and whether or not to grant it approval. It is important to note though that the definition of Registered on the AHD means: The place is in the register of the National Estate. Although some places may be legally registered because they are within a larger registered area they may not necessarily possess intrinsic significance. Further the statement of significance in relation to Mt Gee indicates that Fluorescent quartz is common and often associated with uranium material, some also rare. This uranium mineralisation is of potential importance. This may indicate that uranium mining of economic importance at Mt
