Mineral Deposit Act. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 1947 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleFederal Act on exploration of useable minerals on the Federal Territory. Subject Mineral resources Keyword Exploration Minerals Mining Institution Authorization/permit Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract Article 1 establishes that in the interest of the national economy the Geological Federal Institute – in cooperation with the competent mining authority - is entrusted and authorized to explore the Federal territory to detect useable minerals, as well as to collect and elaborate such explorations. The text consists of 9 articles. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at