Self-Managing Your Mineral Titles - Queensland

A plain-English, practitioner's guide to holding, working and keeping mineral and coal tenements in Queensland, under the Mineral Resources Act 1989.

183 pages. Current at 20 July 2026.

Compliance is the biggest risk to your tenure — not the geology, and not the market. Tenements are lost to a missed rent payment, an expenditure return that never went in, or a renewal that was not lodged in time — and a late renewal will not bring one back. This guide sets out exactly what is required of you, in the order you meet it, with the processes drawn as flow charts so you can see what comes next and the points where the path can branch.

It covers coal as well as minerals, which matters in Queensland in a way it does not in most states.

What is inside

• Ten chapters following a tenement through its whole lifecycle — from working out whether the ground is even available, through grant, the working years and renewal, to rehabilitation and surrender
• Flow charts throughout, mapping each process and the points where it can deviate
• Ten quick-reference checklists
• A register of the forms you will need
• A directory of the official sources worth knowing
• A plain-English glossary and acronym list
• A full alphabetical index

Where to start

Nobody reads it cover to cover. A table at the front points explorers and exploration companies, producing miners, advisers, small-scale and gemfield operators, and landholders to their own chapters.

Format

PDF, A4, 183 pages. Instant download after purchase. Licensed to a single named purchaser for personal use.

Please note

General information only. Not legal, financial or professional advice. Queensland only. Forms, fees and day-counts change, so always confirm the current position with the department before lodging anything.