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)
| *Interval* | ||
| Affidavit | General Purpose Licence | 0 months |
| Affidavit | Exploration Licence | 0 months |
| Affidavit | Mining Lease | 0 months |
| Affidavit | Miscellaneous Licence | 0 months |
| Affidavit | Miscellaneous Licence - Search for Ground Water | 0 months |
| Affidavit | Prospecting Licence | 0 months |
Annual Check-up General Purpose Licence 12 months Annual Check-up Miscellaneous Licence 12 months Annual Check-up Prospecting Licence 12 months Construction Details Miscellaneous Licence 0 months Compulsory Surrender Exploration CompulsoryLicenceSurrender- (Post 2006)
60 months Exemption from Dropoff Exploration Licence (Pre 2006) 36 months Exemption General Purpose Licence 36 months Exemption from Expenditure Exploration Licence 12 months Exemption from Expenditure Mining Lease 12 months Expenditure Report Exploration Licence 12 months Expenditure Report Mining Lease 12 months Expenditure Report Prospecting Licence 12 months Final Expenditure Report Exploration Licence 0 months Expiry Exploration Licence 60 months Expiry General Purpose Licence Expiry Mining Lease 252 months Expiry Miscellaneous Licence 252 months Expiry - 5 Years Miscellaneous Licence - Search for Ground Water 252 months Expiry - 21 Years Miscellaneous Licence - Search for Ground Water 252 months Expiry Prospecting Licence 48 months Expiry Mineral Lease Expiry Pipeline 252 months Expiry Retention Licence 60 months Extension of Term Exploration Licence (Pre 2006) Extension of Term Exploration Licence (Post 2006) Extension of Term Mining Lease 252 months Extension of Term Prospecting Licence 48 months Extension of Term General Purpose Licence 252 months Extension of Term Miscellaneous Licence 60 months Extension of Term Miscellaneous Licence - Search for Ground Water 60 months Mineral Exploration Report - Single Prospecting Licence 12 months Notice to Land Owner/Occupier Exploration Licence 0 months Notice to Land Owner/Occupier General Purpose Licence 0 months Notice to Land Owner/Occupier Mining Lease 0 months Notice to Land Owner/Occupier Miscellaneous Licence 0 months Notice to Land Owner/Occupier Miscellaneous Licence - Search for Ground Water 0 months Notice to Land Owner/Occupier Prospecting Licence 0 months Notice to Land Owner/Occupier Retention Licence 0 months Partial Surrender (3rd Year) Exploration Licence (Pre 2006) 36 months Rates Exploration Licence 12 months Rates General Purpose Licence 12 months Rates Mining Lease 12 months Rates Miscellaneous Licence 12 months Rates Prospecting Licence 12 months Rates Retention Licence 12 months Renewal General Purpose Licence 252 months Renewal Mining Lease 252 months Renewal Miscellaneous Licence 60 months Renewal Miscellaneous Licence 252 months Rent Exploration Licence 12 months Rent General Purpose Licence 12 months Rent Mining Lease 12 months Rent Miscellaneous Licence 12 months Rent Miscellaneous Licence - Search for Ground Water 12 months Rent Prospecting Licence 12 months Rent Mineral Lease 12 months Rent Pipeline 12 months Rent Pastoral Station 12 months Rent Retention Licence 12 months Security Prospecting Licence 0 months Statutory Declaration Exploration Licence Statutory Declaration Mining Lease Statutory Declaration Prospecting Licence