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Mining Act 1992 forms

The department has a suite of forms to support the lifecycle of coal and mineral exploration and mining under the Mining Act 1992.

Titles Management System (TMS)

TMS is the preferred way to complete your applications for authorities online. 
Access the Titles Management System

The Titles Management System (TMS) is the NSW Government’s fit-for-purpose platform for industry, to support the end-to-end management of exploration and mining titles.  For more information on how to use TMS, please visit the support page.

Information on the mineral claim application and renewal process for Small-Scale titles is available.

Application support 

If you have general enquiries concerning the application process, such as the information required to support an application or can’t find the form you need, please contact titles@dpird.nsw.gov.au and we will reply within two business days. 

List of Mining Act application forms

Proposed work program

Proposed work programs must be prepared in accordance with the Exploration Guideline: work programs for prospecting titles (PDF, 251.39 KB) using one of the following:

Exploration licence

Template for technical managers (DOCX, 81.23 KB) (Fillable Word)

Complete this form where you are lodging an application which requires supporting documentation for the nominated technical manager

EL1 Application for an exploration licence (DOCX, 206.18 KB)

Complete this form if you wish to apply for the grant of a new exploration licence

EL2 Application for an exploration (mineral owner) licence (DOCX, 136.41 KB)

Complete this form if you wish to apply for the grant of a new exploration licence over minerals of which you are the private owner

EL5 Application to renew an exploration licence (DOCX, 232.83 KB)

Complete this form if you hold a current exploration licence and wish to apply to renew it for a further term

Renewal justification statement - exploration licences (DOCX, 99.96 KB) 

Complete this form if you are lodging a renewal for an exploration licence. All renewals must be supported by a renewal justification statement

EL6 Application for an exploration licence for Group 9 (coal) for operational allocation purposes (DOCX, 134.83 KB)

Complete this form if you wish to apply for an exploration licence for Group 9 (coal) under the ‘operational allocation’ framework

Assessment lease

AL1- Application for an assessment lease (DOCX, 205.75 KB)
Complete this form if you wish to apply for the grant of a new assessment lease

AL3 - Application to renew an assessment lease (DOCX, 196.81 KB)
Complete this form if you hold a current assessment lease and wish to apply to renew it for a further term

Renewal justification statement - assessment leases (DOCX, 93.49 KB)

Complete this form if you are lodging a renewal application for an assessment lease. All renewals must be supported by a renewal justification statement

Mining lease

ML1 - Application for a mining lease or mining (mineral owner) lease (DOCX, 141.35 KB) 
Complete this form if you wish to apply for the grant of a new mining lease

ML4 - Application for inclusion of additional mineral(s) in a mining lease (DOCX, 91.48 KB)
Complete this form if you are the holder of a mining lease and you wish to apply to add additional minerals to the lease (except the addition of Petroleum)

ML5 - Application for inclusion of petroleum in a mining lease for coal (DOCX, 94.51 KB)
Complete this form if you are the holder of a mining lease and you wish to apply to add Petroleum to the lease

ML7 - Application for consolidation of a mining lease (DOCX, 91.07 KB) 
Complete this form if you are the holder of multiple mining leases that form a single operation, and you would like to consolidate these leases into once larger lease

ML8 - Application to renew a mining lease (DOCX, 113.05 KB) 
Complete this form if you are the holder of a current mining lease and wish to apply to renew it for a further term

Renewal justification statement - mining leases (DOCX, 88.46 KB)

Complete this form if you are lodging a renewal application for a mining lease. All renewals must be supported by a renewal justification statement

ML11 - Application for registration, renewal or variation of a sublease (DOCX, 109.08 KB)
Complete this form if you are the holder of a mining sublease in New South Wales applying to register, renew or vary the sublease

ML12 - Application to deregister a sublease (DOCX, 90.66 KB)
Complete this form if you are the holder of a mining sublease in New South Wales applying to deregister the sublease

ML13 - Application for Minister's approval to register a sublease (DOCX, 107.42 KB) 
Complete this form if you are the holder of a mining lease in New South Wales applying for Minister’s approval to register a sublease

ML14 - Notification or application of suspension of mining operations (DOCX, 98.77 KB) 
Complete this form if you are the holder of a mining lease in New South Wales applying for approval to suspend operations on the lease

ML15 Application to vary a mining lease to attach a condition regulating ancillary mining activity/ies (DOCX, 110.68 KB) 
Complete this form if you are the holder of a mining lease in New South Wales applying to include an ancillary mining activity condition to the lease for activities undertaken outside the lease area

General administrative

ER01 Application for an extension or exemption from reporting (DOCX, 92.33 KB) 

Complete this form if you are the holder of a prospecting or mining title and are seeking an extension or exemption from one or more reporting requirements

AD1 Application to appoint an arbitrator (DOCX, 114.53 KB) 

Complete this form if you are seeking the appointment of an arbitrator in order to commence arbitration for land access reasons

AD2 Application for approval of full or partial transfer of an exploration licence or assessment lease (DOCX, 207.43 KB) 

Complete this form if you hold an exploration licence or assessment lease in New South Wales and wish to transfer all or part of the title/s to another party

AD3 Application for approval of full or partial transfer of a mining lease (DOCX, 121.97 KB) 

Complete this form if you hold a mining lease in New South Wales and wish to transfer all or part of the title/s to another party

AD4 Application to register the transfer or partial transfer of an authority (fillable form) (DOCX, 103.61 KB) 

Complete this form if you are the holder of a title which you have recently received Departmental approval to transfer, and are applying to register the transfer

AD5 Lodgement of caveat  (DOCX, 91.86 KB)

Complete this form if you wish to prevent the registration of a transfer of a title without a court order

AD6 Request for full or partial cancellation of an authority (DOCX, 174.24 KB)

Complete this form if you are the holder of a title applying to partially or fully cancel the title

AD7 Nomination of authority holder by applicant or tenderer (DOCX, 104.08 KB)

Complete this form if you have lodged an application for grant of a new title, and you wish to nominate a new authority holder to receive the grant

AD8 Application to suspension conditions (DOCX, 95.89 KB) 
Complete this form if you are the holder of a title and wish to suspend one or more conditions on the title for a period of time

AD9 Application to register a new legal or equitable interest or amend or cancel an existing interest in an authority (DOCX, 100.04 KB) 
Complete this form if you wish to register a legal or equitable interest with the Department against one or more titles

AD11 Record a change of authority holder following devolution (DOCX, 83.32 KB) 
Complete this form if you wish to commence the process of transferring a title held by a deceased person in accordance with their estate

AD12 Record a change of authority holder or applicant name (DOCX, 91.36 KB)
Complete this form if you are the holder of one or more titles or applications for grant, and wish to record a change of name of a holder or applicant.

AD13 Notice to withdraw an application or objection (DOCX, 93.48 KB) 
Complete this form if you have a pending application or objection with the Department and you wish to withdraw it

AD14 Application for a permit to enter land to carry out an environmental assessment (DOCX, 96.42 KB) 
Complete this form if you wish to apply for a permit to enter land to assess the likely impact on the environment of activities to be carried out under an authority or mineral claim

AD15 Application for registration of a colliery holding, or recording, amendment or cancellation of a colliery holding (DOCX, 186.97 KB) 
Complete this form if you are the holder of one or more coal mining leases and you wish to register, transfer or vary the associated colliery holding

AD16 Nomination of main titleholder or mining lease contact person (DOCX, 94.79 KB) 
Complete this form if you are the holder of a title with multiple holders, and you wish to nominate one holder as the main titleholder for the purposes of service of notices and documents

AD17 Application for review of assessed security deposit.pdf (PDF, 213.13 KB) 

Complete this form if you hold a title which has recently undergone a review of the assessed security deposit, and you wish for the Minister to review the assessed deposit

AD19 Application for Minister's consent - exempted area or native title compliance (DOCX, 102.32 KB)

Complete this form if you are the holder of a prospecting title and seek Ministerial approval to explore in exempted areas, or if your title is subject to a condition requiring Ministerial consent to prospect on land or waters where native title has not been extinguished.

EFT1 Form: Electronic funds transfer authorisation (DOCX, 89.88 KB)

Complete this form if you are seeking a return or refund of money from NSW Resources relating to exploration and mining titles.

Environmental

All forms related to environmental and rehabilitation approvals are managed by the Resources Regulator and can be accessed via the Rehabilitation Forms page.

Small Scale Titles - Lightning Ridge

Landholder notifications

Depending on the activity, it may be a requirement to notify landholders before or during your application. Each relevant section below lists the notification forms you will need to complete.

Refer to Fact sheet: Complying with obligations to notify landholders (PDF, 110.92 KB)

Permit to enter land

Complete the form below if you are seeking permission to enter land to mark out a proposed mineral claim, inspect an opal prospecting block, or comply with conditions of a mineral claim or opal prospecting licence:

Form SST4 Application for a permit to enter land for purposes of a small-scale title (PDF, 237.33 KB)

Apply for a mineral claim

Refer to: Fact sheet – how to apply for a mineral claim in the Lightning Ridge Mineral Claims District (PDF, 90.24 KB)

Before you lodge your application for a mineral claim (Form LR2A), you must:

It’s a two-stage process to apply for a mineral claim in the Lightning Ridge Mineral Claims District.  

To begin the first stage, complete Form LR2A Application for a mineral claim within the Lightning Ridge Mineral Claims District (DOCX, 141.24 KB).

To complete the second stage, after you have lodged all of these forms in the office you must:

Apply for an opal prospecting licence 

To apply for an opal prospecting licence, complete Form SST3 Application for an opal prospecting licence (PDF, 269.46 KB).

After you have lodged Form SST3, you must:

Renew an existing mineral claim

Refer to: Fact sheet – how to renew a mineral claim in the Lightning Ridge Mineral Claims District (PDF, 74.28 KB). 

Ensure your application is lodged within 2 months before the claim is due to expire and complete the following:

Transfer a mineral claim

If you currently hold a mineral claim and wish to transfer it to another party, complete Form SST9 Application for transfer of a mineral claim (PDF, 235.1 KB).

You will also need to complete LR22 Opal Section 2002A Notification of Application for Transfer (PDF, 71.03 KB) to notify the landholder(s) of your intention to transfer a mineral claim on their property to another party. 

The transferee (incoming titleholder) will need to complete Form SST 28 Statement of corporate compliance (PDF, 231.02 KB) to accompany the application.

Cancel a mineral claim or opal prospecting licence 

Complete the form below if you are the holder of a mineral claim or opal prospecting licence and you want to cancel it. Proof of rehabilitation is required (Form LR33). 

Form LR1 Application for the cancellation of a mineral claim or opal prospecting licence within the Lightning Ridge Mineral Claims District (PDF, 440.08 KB) (fillable and printable pdf)

Proof of rehabilitation

Complete the form below if you hold or held a mineral claim or opal prospecting licence within the Lightning Ridge Mineral Claims District and you want to provide proof that the title has been rehabilitated. 

Form LR33 Proof of rehabilitation for a mineral claim or opal prospecting licence in the Lightning Ridge Mineral Claims District (PDF, 754.67 KB) (fillable and printable pdf)

Devolution

Complete the form below if you wish to commence the process of transferring a title held by a deceased person in accordance with their estate:

Payments and administration 

Complete the form below if you wish to authorise credit or debit card payments for small-scale title-related matters within the Lightning Ridge Mineral Claims District:
Form LR29 Authorising credit or debit card payment for small-scale title matters within the Lightning Ridge Mineral Claims District (DOCX, 86.84 KB)

Complete the form below if you wish to notify a change of address for a small-scale title holder:
Form SST14 Small scale titleholder change of address (PDF, 173.15 KB)

Landholders can complete the form below to provide their contact details to the Department, and to provide consent for the department to release their details to persons applying for a mineral claim under the Mining Act 1992:
Form LR30 Collection and disclosure of landholder details in relation to application for small-scale titles under the Mining Act (DOC, 7.57 MB)

Complete the form below if you are the holder of a mineral claim and wish to suspend one or more conditions of the claim:
Form SST8 Application for suspension of conditions of a mineral claim (PDF, 197.06 KB)

Complete the form below if you wish to register a legal or equitable interest with the Department against one or more mineral claims or opal prospecting licences:

Form LR11 Opal Application for Registration of Interest (PDF, 117.97 KB)

Complete this form if you are seeking a return or refund of money from NSW Resources for mineral claims of opal prospecting licences:

Form EFT2: Electronic funds transfer authorisation (SST) (PDF, 141.07 KB)

Operators and compliance

Complete the form below if you wish to nominate the operator of an opal mine:
Form LR15 Opal Nomination of Opal Mine Operator (PDF, 115.67 KB)

Complete the form below if you wish to nominate the operator of an opal prospecting block:
Form LR20 Opal Nomination of Prospecting Block Operator (PDF, 166.63 KB)

Complete the form below if you wish to notify the Department of the dissolution of an agreed mine operator/general manager relationship:
Form LR19 Opal Dissolution of nomination of mine operator (PDF, 644.74 KB)

Complete the form below if you wish to register an opal drill rig with the Department:
Form LR13 Opal Drill Rig Registration (PDF, 662.29 KB)

Training 

Complete the form below if you wish to enrol in the Opal Environmental Awareness Course:
Form LR18 Opal Environmental Awareness Course (PDF, 569.52 KB)

Small Scale Titles - White Cliffs

The Commonwealth Attorney-General has on 8 May 2026 made a determination under section 26C of the Native Title Act (Cth) for the Main Field in the White Cliffs Mineral Claims District to be an approved opal and gem mining area. 

With the determination now made, the grant and renewal of mineral claims can recommence, subject to statutory requirements being met. 

NSW Resources is currently finalising updated small-scale titles forms and guidance materials for the White Cliffs Mineral Claims District.

Some forms and materials are now available below, with additional forms to be published shortly.

The department will also provide relevant forms to affected mineral claim holders shortly, along with correspondence outlining next step requirements. 

In the meantime, if you have any questions about mineral claim applications, renewals or the validation program, please contact the Small-Scale Titles Project Team on sstproject@dpird.nsw.gov.au or 02 4063 6900.

Landholder notifications

Depending on the activity, it may be a requirement to notify landholders before or during your application. Each relevant section below lists the notification forms you will need to complete.

Refer to Fact sheet: Complying with obligations to notify landholders (PDF, 110.92 KB).

Permit to enter land

Complete the form below if you are seeking permission to enter land to mark out a proposed mineral claim, inspect an opal prospecting block, or comply with conditions of a mineral claim or opal prospecting licence:

Form SST4 Application for a permit to enter land for purposes of a small-scale title (DOCX, 98.05 KB)

Apply for a mineral claim

Refer to: Fact sheet – How to apply for a mineral claim within the White Cliffs Claims District (PDF, 75.46 KB)

Before you lodge your application for a mineral claim (Form WC2A), you must:

It’s a two-stage process to apply for a mineral claim in the White Cliffs Mineral Claims District.  

To begin the first stage, complete Form WC2A – Application for a mineral claim within the White Cliffs Mineral Claims District (PDF form) (PDF, 253.79 KB) or (fillable Word form) (DOCX, 140.85 KB).

To complete the second stage, after you have lodged all of these forms you must: