Apply for or renew a mining lease

Mining leases can be granted for the following mineral categories:

• Category 1 - metallic minerals and atomic substances
• Category 2 - coal, peat, lignite, and oil shale
• Category 3 - construction minerals including stone, clay and sand
• Category 5 - industrial minerals, precious and semi-precious stones

If you are applying by email or post, you must call (03) 6165 4800 first to pay the fee.

You can also apply in-person at the MRT Burnie or Hobart Office.

To apply you must:

• submit a completed application form (PDF, 296KB)
• provide supporting documents
• provide proof of identity
• pay the licence fee.

Please see Mineral Resources Tasmania for a full list of the documents needed to support the application.

To renew, you must:

• submit a completed renewal form (PDF, 261KB)
• pay the licence fee
• provide supporting documents, including a:
  • public liability insurance policy document
  • current mining plan
  • security deposit, and
  • current compensation agreement with relevant landowner/s if required under the conditions of the mining lease.

You must be 18 or over.

For individuals you must provide a photocopy of your:

• driver licence, or
• passport.

For a company you must provide a photocopy of:

• a certificate of incorporation, or
• an Australian Companies Number (ACN) and list of directors or office holders.

Fees and charges last updated 1 July, 2023.