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Fee schedule
Fees under the Mining Act and the Opal Mining Act for the 2023/2024 financial year can be found on the relevant fee schedules:
Forms and templates
Forms and templates need to be completed for registration of a mineral claim, for lease and licence applications, and some other activities associated with a lease, licence or tenement.
Links to current forms, templates and online lodgement (where available) are available at:
Production tenement online applications
The following production tenement applications can be made online:
- Mining lease application
- Miscellaneous purposes licence application
- Retention lease application
PEPR and MOP online applications
Program for environment protection and rehabilitation (PEPR) and mine operations plan (MOP) submissions must be made online using the following submission forms:
PEPR and MOP submissions no longer require hardcopy versions to be provided. Electronic copies can be uploaded to the submission form.
You can use the fee calculator to determine the fee relevant to the submission of exploration, quarrying and mining programs (PEPRs and MOPs).
Payment of the PEPR and MOP fees can be made as part of the submission using a credit card (or through EFT for large fees).
You will be able to track the progress of your PEPR and MOP assessment using an assessment tracker.
Exploration Licence Application Status tracker
Change in operations applications
Change in operations applications must be made online using the following submission form:
Change in operations application form
Payment of the application fee can be made as part of the submission using a credit card (or through EFT for large fees).
PEPR, MOP and change in operations fee calculator
The fee calculator provides a guide to the fees required when submitting a PEPR for exploration or mining, or a MOP and for a change in operations application.
PEPR, MOP and change in operations fee calculator
Searching the Mining Register
From 1 January 2021 there are no fees payable to undertake a search of the Mining Register.
Access to the Mining Register is available via South Australian Mining Register online search
Frequently asked questions
Visit the frequently asked questions for more information about how the fee changes affect lease and licence applications, rent payable and PEPRs.
Contact us
Mineral Tenements Program
Mail:
GPO Box 320
Adelaide
South Australia 5001
Email:
DEM.Tenements@sa.gov.au
Phone:
+61 8 8463 3103
