Leasing state land | Environment, land and water

Leases over state land are issued for a specified purpose (e.g. grazing, agriculture, sporting, tourism, telecommunication), generally for terms of up to 30 years. An annual rent is charged, which is usually calculated at a percentage of the land valuation. You must be over 18 to apply for a lease. Applications may be made at any time.

Mining lease

Mining leases can be issued for any specific mineral. This licence allows you to machine-mine for specified minerals and conduct other activities associated with mining or …

Choosing the right business location | Business Queensland

Using the checklist. Complete and print out a checklist for each business premises you are considering. List items that are important to your business and give each item a weighting. For example, a weighting of 1 means the item is not essential, while 5 means the item is essential to your business. Grade each item—for example, a grading …

Full article: Indigenous co-ownership of mining …

Footnote 21 Indigenous groups could form an unincorporated partnership with the developer instead of acquiring an equity stake. Footnote 22 There are also 100 per cent Indigenous-owned mining …

Mining Tenements explained

Mining tenements explained. These are the different types of mining tenements prescribed under the Mining Act 1978: Special Prospecting Licences for Gold (Sections 56A, 70 and 85B) An application for any of these tenements may be made at any of the department's Mining Registrar offices (tell me more about Mining Registrar's Regional …

Tax deductions for mining rights and information

In brief. Legislation amending the timing of tax deductions for expenditure incurred on acquiring mining rights and mining information has been introduced into federal Parliament. The new law will remove the immediate tax deduction for the cost incurred by a mining entity in acquiring mining rights or mining information from …

Renewal Guideline

Renewal applications for minerals and coal resource authorities can only be made only within a specific renewal period and for a maximum term as specified in the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (MRA). The renewal periods and maximum terms are summarised in Table 1. Table 1: Renewal period and term by resource authority.

Mining lease application notices | Business Queensland

According to Queensland law, anyone can object to a mining lease application or current environmental authority application for a mining lease. The …

A guide to land access in Queensland

4 A guide to land access in Queensland Opt-Out Agreement means a legal agreement in which the landholder chooses to Zopt-out of the requirement to enter into a Conduct and Compensation Agreement or Deferral Agreement. Permanent impact means a continuing effect on land, its use, or a permanent or long-term adverse effect on its current use by …

Purchase or lease state land

Purchasing. You can apply to purchase unallocated state land at any time. If a reserve is no longer required for its dedicated purpose, you can apply to purchase part or all of the reserve, with the support of the trustee. Lodging this application costs (failed to load fee) per title reference. Application fees are non-refundable.

Mining lease application guide

Mining Lease application guide This guide provides information about applying for a Mining Lease for minerals, coal, critical minerals or an associated purpose. Mining Leases are …

Mining and exploration | Department of Resources

International Mining and Resources Conference 2023. Re-commercialisation of abandoned mines. Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021. Reporting changes for resource authorities. Links to resources for Queensland's mining and petroleum and gas industries, including forms, maps and data, consultations and current initiatives.

Mining and resources maps and spatial data | Business Queensland

Our automated download service lets you develop scripts that, at preset times, will automatically download mines permit and geoscientific spatial data updates from our FTP site. To access this service, email [email protected] and include: your name. company name. datasets that you would like to access.

Environment, land and water

Approval to transfer. Use this form to apply to transfer your lease or licence. Some leases, subleases and road licences don't need approval for transfer. Read more about exemptions for land lease transfer to check whether you need to lodge this application. Our application fees are non-refundable, so make sure you're certain you need to make ...

Application to transfer

' Business Queensland webpage. You may make an application to transfer shares between current holders, and lodge any attachments and pay the prescribed fee ... Evidence is not required if the petroleum lease holder and the coal or oil shale mining lease holder are the same entity. Question 8 – Current holder obligations . For all permit ...

Oil and gas taxation in Australia

• costs of acquiring mining information from a relevant government authority; and ..., including a lease, or mining or prospecting rights if the oil and gas is situated in Australia, or shares in an entity that is "Australian real property rich". Any asset used in carrying on a

Mining and exploration | Department of Resources

Quarries and extractive resources Learn about quarries and extractive resources in Queensland, including information about permits and approvals, and key resource …

Public searches for resource authorities

These searches will show if any resource authorities have been granted over the land, and if there are any applications pending. You can find the lot on plan number: on your rates notice. or. online using the …

Application for Mining Lease

Application for mining lease. Mineral Resources Act 1989 (s245) Form MMOL-14 Version 8. MINES ABN 59 020 847 551. You may make an application for a mining lease electronically using the MyMinesOnline system. A tender application is to be lodged in accordance with the instructions contained in the relevant tender document.

Mineral Mining Lease development plan guideline

This guideline provides information about preparing and lodging a proposed initial or later development plan (collectively referred to as 'development plan') for certain mineral …

Prospecting permit | Business Queensland

There are 2 types of prospecting permit: parcel prospecting permit (PPP) can be granted for a particular parcel of land for a term of 3 months. district prospecting permit (DPP) can be granted for all available land within a mining district for a term of 1–12 months. You will need the landholder's written consent before you access their land.

Minerals and coal rents | Business Queensland

Year 9 onwards. Annual rent paid for each year (1 September to 31 August) For example, if the first year of rent on the mining lease is $1000, you would pay: no rent in your first year (lease start to 31 August) no rent in your second year. annual rent in year 3 of the lease. annual rent plus $200 for years 4–8 of the lease.

ESR/2016/2241 Eligibility criteria and standard …

f) the mining activity is not, or will not, be carried out by more than 20 persons at any one time; g) only the following types of mining are, or will be, authorised under the relevant mining lease— i. alluvial mining; ii. clay pit mining; iii. dimension stone mining; iv. hard rock mining; v. opal mining; vi. shallow pit mining.

Scanning the horizon: Queensland mining in the …

This background paper explores key drivers shaping the future of mining in Queensland. Its purpose is to give context for our review. We have been asked to review and make …

Application for additional surface area on a mining lease

ABN 59 020 847 551 Form MMOL-27 Version 3 MINES. You may make an application for additional surface area electronically using the MyMinesOnline system. Alternatively you may complete the original of this application and submit the application, any attachments and the prescribed fee at a Mines lodgement office.

Application for Mining Lease

Question 1 – Permit details 1.1 Mining lease type: Non-tender application 1.2 Specify existing permits located over the application area (this may include your pre-requisite …

Environmental authorities for mining projects

Submitters are notified of their right to object to the draft EA when the Queensland Government provides them with written notice of, and the reasons for, the decision to approve the project's environmental authority. Objections on the EA are heard in the Land Court and at the same time as any objections to the mining lease.

Policies and guidelines for mining and resources

Mining lease application guideline (PDF, 561.7KB) Prospecting permit application guideline (PDF, 233.5KB) Work program and development plan guidelines. Coal seam gas statement and coal seam gas assessment criteria (PDF, 115.8KB) Initial and later development plan guideline for coal mining leases (PDF, 528.0KB)

Australia: Navigating stamp tax (duty) rules in 2022

This means a 1% dealing in a unit trust holding Queensland dutiable property is taxed as a 1% dealing in the Queensland dutiable property. There have been unfortunate situations when taxpayers have inadvertently triggered multiple lots of Queensland trust acquisition duty. As clients often hold land in unit trusts, managing how these provisions ...

Australia: Land Court Finds against Proposed Coal Mine due …

It is the first time a Queensland court has recommended refusal of a coal mine on climate change grounds, and the first case linking human rights and climate change in Australia." The decision as to whether to grant the mining lease and environmental authority " now rests with Queensland Resources Minister Scott Stewart and the state's ...