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Northern Territory

The administration of mineral tenure is primarily through the Mineral Titles Act and Mineral Titles Regulations by the Minister for Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources, carried out by the Department of Mines and Energy, Northern Territory Government. Home Page

Relevant Legislation

  • Mineral Titles Act
  • Department of Mines and Energy: MINING MANAGEMENT ACT (laws relating to the conduct of exploration and mining activities including environmental protection & assessement, OHS in the Territory) Mining Management Act

Types of Mineral Titles

  • Mineral Exploration Licences (EL)
  • Mineral Exploration Licences in retention (ELR)
  • Extractive Mineral Exploration Licences (EMEL)
  • Mineral Leases (ML)
  • Extractive Mineral Permits (EMP)
  • Extractive Mineral Leases (EML)
  • Mineral Authorities on Reserved Land (MA)

Clayton Utz Pty Ltd provide a comprehensive summary of the regulation of mineral titles along with their definitions. Click here

Link to Department of Mines & Energy - FORMS & GUIDES Click here

Fees and Charges

Tenement Safety Net - Action Reports

Data Sourced from NT DPIFM GIS downloads - updated daily

  • Renewal - ALL Tenement Types - DUE 92 days prior to expiry date - STATUS Tracking/Notes: FULL Based on tenement status change to 'renewal'

  • Annual Checkup - ALL Tenement Types - DUE 60 days prior to anniversary - STATUS Tracking/Notes: NO notify only, useful for verifying expenditure and any other tenement actions

  • Rent and Reports - ALL Tenement Types - DUE 30 days post anniversary - STATUS Tracking/Notes: NO notify only, used to lodge any reports and pay rent

  • Partial Surrender - EL Tenement - DUE 30 days prior to relevant year's anniversary - STATUS Tracking/Notes: NO (not currently?) notify due date only for years 2, 4, 6 under new legislation (2011)

**Link to Tenement Safety Net Product Information page** **here**

**Latest News**

The Minister for Mines and Energy has just announced that from October 2013 a new 1% levy on new and existing Environmental Rehabilitation Security Bonds will come into effect for Territory mining companies. Link to official media release.