Mining regulation assessment timeframes
The Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade (DITT) is responsible for assessing mining management plans (MMPs) and exploration licence (EL) applications.
Mining companies must submit MMPs to carry out mining activities.
MMPs and EL applications must be assessed within a certain timeframe.
To meet this requirement, DITT is measured on how quickly and efficiently it assesses MMPs and assesses and grants EL applications.
The department must:
- assess 85% of all MMPs within 90 days
- assess and grant 85% of all ELs within 9 months.
Every 3 months, the department publishes a report that shows:
- how many MMPs were submitted
- time taken to assess and make a decision
- how many ELs were granted
- time taken to grant.
Mining management plans
Time taken to assess and a decision to be made on approval of mining management plans submitted under the Mining Management Act 2001 for exploration, extractive mineral and mine projects.
Reporting period (financial year) | Report |
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Q3 2023/24 | Mining management plans/authorisations - 1 January to 31 March 2024 PDF (73.5 KB) |
Exploration licences
Timeframes to grant exploration licences under the Mineral Titles Act 2010.
Most applications are also subject to either the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA) or the Aboriginal Land Rights (NT) Act 1976 (Cth) (ALRA).
Reporting period (financial year) | Report |
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Q3 2023/24 | Exploration licences - 1 January to 31 March 2024 PDF (930.6 KB) |
Previous reporting periods
Access previous reports below.
Mining management plans
Reporting period (financial year) | Report |
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Q2 2023/24 | Mining management plans/authorisations - 1 October to 31 December 2023 PDF (93.1 KB) |
Q1 2023/24 | Mining management plans/authorisations - 1 July to 30 September 2023 PDF (93.0 KB) |
Exploration licences
Reporting period (financial year) | Report |
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Q2 2023/24 | Exploration licences - 1 October to 31 December 2023 PDF (756.6 KB) |
Q1 2023/24 | Exploration licences - 1 July to 30 September 2023 PDF (756.2 KB) |
Mining management plans
Reporting period (financial year) | Report |
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Q4 2022/23 | Mining management plans/authorisations - 1 April to 30 June 2023 PDF (93.5 KB) |
Q3 2022/23 | Mining management plans/authorisations - 1 January to 31 March 2023 PDF (567.3 KB) |
Q2 2022/23 | Mining management plans/authorisations - 1 October to 31 December 2022 PDF (125.9 KB) |
Q1 2022/23 | Mining management plans/authorisations - 1 July to 30 September 2022 PDF (571.5 KB) |
Exploration licences
Reporting period (financial year) | Report |
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Q4 2022/23 | Exploration licences - 1 April to 30 June 2023 PDF (185.8 KB) |
Q3 2022/23 | Exploration licences - 1 January to 31 March 2023 PDF (947.9 KB) |
Q2 2022/23 | Exploration licences - 1 October to 31 December 2022 PDF (952.6 KB) |
Q1 2022/23 | Exploration licences - 1 July to 30 September 2022 PDF (936.1 KB) |
Mining management plans
Reporting period (financial year) | Report |
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Q4 2021/22 | Mining management plans/authorisations - 1 April to 30 June 2022 PDF (132.5 KB) |
Q3 2021/22 | Mining management plans/authorisations - 1 January to 31 March 2022 PDF (133.1 KB) |
Q2 2021/22 | Mining management plans/authorisations - 1 October to 31 December 2021 PDF (133.2 KB) |
Q1 2021/22 | Mining management plans/authorisations - 1 July to 30 September 2021 PDF (133.2 KB) |
Exploration licences
Reporting period (financial year) | Report |
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Q4 2021/22 | Exploration licences - 1 April to 30 June 2022 PDF (193.5 KB) |
Q3 2021/22 | Exploration licences - 1 January to 31 March 2022 PDF (194.0 KB) |
Q2 2021/22 | Exploration licences - 1 October to 31 December 2021 PDF (194.1 KB) |
Q1 2021/22 | Exploration licences - 1 July to 30 September 2021 PDF (193.5 KB) |