Western Australia

The state of Western Australia regulates mineral rights onshore and within 3 nautical miles of the shoreline.

The Department of Minerals and Petroleum is responsible for administering mineral tenure and other acts to do with mining and industrial safety. There is a basic provisions guideline here, with the mineral titles home page here. There are also some useful Information Pamphlets here.

The schedule of fees and charges is here located on this page.

Relevant Legislation

• Mining Act 1978
• Mining Regulations 1981
• Link to Mining Amendment Bill 2012 and Explanatory Memorandum PDF
• Mining Act 1978 (WA) Forms
• Mineral Royalties
• WA Interpretation Act 1984

Mineral Tenure Types

• Exploration Licence (WA)
• Prospecting License (including special prospecting license for gold)
• Mining Lease
• Miscellaneous License
• General Purpose License
• Retention License

Actions (WA)

• Affidavit - The applicant for a prospecting licence (s52), and exploration licence (s60) is required to lodge an affidavit of service in respect of each licence sought with the mining warden within 28 days of lodging the application.

Tenement Type	Interval
General Purpose Licence	0 months
Exploration Licence	0 months
Mining Lease	0 months
Miscellaneous Licence	0 months
Miscellaneous Licence - Search for Ground Water	0 months
Prospecting Licence	0 months

• Annual Check-up
• Construction Details
• Compulsory Surrender
• Compulsory Surrender
• Exemption from Dropoff
• Exemption
• Exemption from Expenditure
• Expenditure Report
• Expiry
• Extension of Term
• Mineral Exploration Report - Single
• Notice to Land Owner/Occupier
• Partial Surrender (3rd Year)
• Rates
• Renewal
• Rent
• Security
• Statutory Declaration