• There are two types of tourist and recreational fossicking licence available. They are Individual and Family.
• The current fossicking fees can be found in the Fossicking Regulations 2009 or Fossicking and camping fees (PDF, 56 kB).
• To obtain a Fossicking Licence, print and fill out an application form (PDF version, 32 kB) or (Word version, 85 kB), then contact your nearest Department of Natural Resources and Mines Regional or District Office, or visit a fossicking licence agent near you.

Fossicking licence agents

Northern Region

Mount Isa Mining District

• Mary Kathleen Tourist Park, Cloncurry Qld 4824
• The Thingodonta's Den, Outback at Isa Centre, Marian St Mt Isa, Qld 4825

Georgetown Mining District

• Cobbold Camping Village, via Forsayth Qld 4871
• Croydon Shire Council, Samwell St Croydon Qld 4871
• Goldfield's Caravan Park, St George St Georgetown Qld 4871
• Mt Surprise Gems, Garland St Mt Surprise Qld 4871
• O'Briens Creek Camping Ground, via Mt Surprise Qld 4871
• Prospectors Caravan Park, Forsayth Qld 4871
• Travellers Tavern, North Street, Georgetown QLD 4871

Mareeba Mining District

• Mareeba Heritage Centre, Byrnes St Mareeba Qld 4880 
• Nth Qld Miner's Den, 65 Anderson St Cairns Qld 4870

Charters Towers Mining District

• Flinders Shire Council Discovery Centre, 37 Gray St Hughenden Qld 4821
• Queensland Government Agent, Collinsville Qld 4804
• Gold City Detecting, 61 High Street, Charters Towers QLD 4820

Central Region

Rockhampton Mining District

• Cania Gorge Tourist Retreat, 1253 Cania Rd Monto Qld 4630

Emerald Mining District

• Blue Gem Caravan Park, Sapphire Qld 4702
• Clermont Detectors, Clermont Qld 4721
• Gem-Air Caravan Park, Willows Gemfields Qld 4702
• Little House of Gems, Rubyvale Qld 4702
• Sapphire Trading Post, Sapphire Qld 4702
• Willows Gemfields Caravan Park, Willows Gemfields Qld 4702

Winton Mining District

• Waltzing Matilda Centre

Southern Region

Brisbane Mining District

• Jimna Forest Action Group, 4 Currawong Street Jimna QLD 4515
• Brisbane Gold, Unit B2, 130 Kingston Road, Underwood, QLD 4119
• Blue Topaz Caravan Park, New England Highway Sevenlea Qld 4352
• Chinchilla Tourist Information Centre, Warrego Highway Chinchilla Qld 4413
• Cooloola Information Centre, Bruce Highway Gympie Qld 4570
• Granite Belt Wine & Tourism - Stanthorpe Visitor Centre, Stanthorpe Qld 4380
• Nanango Visitor Information Centre, Henry St Nanango Qld 4615
• Southern Downs Tourist Association, Warwick Qld 4370
• Toowoomba Mapping Centre, 185 Herries St Toowoomba Qld 4350
• Warwick Shire Council, Warwick Qld 4370

Quilpie Mining District

• Channel Country Caravan Park, Quilpie Qld 4480
• Paroo Shire Council, Cunnamulla Qld 4490
• Quilpie Shire Council, Quilpie Qld 4480
• Toompine Hotel, Toompine via Quilpie Qld 4480
• Yowah Rural Transaction Centre, Yowah Qld 4490
• Yowah Tourist Centre, Yowah Qld 4490