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Tenure, fees, royalties and rents
Tenure
Before tenure can be granted, native title and environmental factors need to be taken into account.
Types of forms of tenure:
Submit forms online, or access tenure enquiry reports via Mines Online.
See all granted tenures from 2006 to the present.
Fees
- Mineral Resource Act fee list (PDF, 69 kB)
- Petroleum and gas fee list (PDF, 904 kB)
- Greenhouse Gas and Geothermal Fee list (PDF, 70 kB)
- Fossicking fee list (PDF, 890 kB)
- About the fee increases
Royalties
Responsibility for royalty administration transferred from DEEDI to the Office of State Revenue (OSR) within Queensland Treasury on 1 July 2011. Please refer to the Royalties on mining and petroleum tenures page.
Rents
Annual rental is payable on all mining, petroleum, geothermal and other tenures administered by DEEDI. Please refer to the rents page.
Streamlining mining and petroleum tenure approvals project
The Queensland Government is streamlining its mining and petroleum tenure approvals process.
Read about how the government is working with industry to make the approvals process easier.
Last updated 10 April 2012