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Mining lease (offshore) - Queensland

Description

You will need this lease to recover or explore for minerals in a tenure area within Queensland's offshore area. This lease allows large scale and machine mining operations and may be granted over:

  • a vacant standard sub-block
  • certain sub-blocks that area
  • a tender sub-block.

You may apply for a lease if you already hold an exploration or mineral development licence over the area.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible you must hold a mineral development licence or an exploration permit.

Duration

Up to 21 years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
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Please contact the administering agency for information on fees to be submitted.

Forms

Application process

Apply

You must submit your application to the agency together with supporting documents outlining the details of:

  • the activities that the applicant intends to carry out on the sub-block or sub-blocks covered by the application
  • the amount of money that the applicant intends to spend on those activities
  • the technical qualifications of the applicant and of the applicant's employees who are likely to be involved in activities authorised by the tenure
  • the technical advice available to the applicant
  • the financial resources available to the applicant
  • if the tenure is to be held by more than one person - the share of the tenure that each prospective holder will hold.

Administering agency

Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.