Mineral title fees and rents

The fees and rents listed below are for financial years starting 1 July and ending 30 June.

You must pay the annual rent and administration fees on a title before the anniversary of the grant date, each year that a mineral title remains valid.

You will get a reminder notice 2 months before the date.

The title will be cancelled if you don't pay the rent or administration fee.

All fees and rents have been converted from revenue units - except advertising fees.

Application fees

You must pay a fee when you apply for any mineral title.

The fee will not be refunded if the application is withdrawn or refused.

Applications will not be accepted without correct payment.

Title type	Amount from 1 July 2023 GST exempt	Amount from 1 July 2024 GST exempt
Exploration licence	$472	$493
Exploration licence in retention	$270	$282
Mineral lease	$1,012	$1,057
Extractive mineral exploration licence	$270	$282
Extractive mineral permit	$270	$282
Extractive mineral lease	$675	$705
Access authority	$270	$282
Reduction variations (waiver)	$135	$141
Variations to conditions (VOC) of mineral title	$135	$141
Variation of expenditure condition for project area	$675	$705
Mineral authority	Same as corresponding title	Same as corresponding title
Re-issue of consent under Part IV of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976	$67	$70

Administration fees

Title type	Amount from 1 July 2023 GST exempt	Amount from 1 July 2024 GST exempt
Exploration licence	$337	$352
Exploration licence in retention	$270	$282
Mineral lease	$270	$282
Extractive mineral permit	$135	$141
Extractive mineral lease	$270	$282
Mineral Authority	Same as corresponding title	Same as corresponding title

Registration fees

Title type	Amount from 1 July 2023 GST exempt	Amount from 1 July 2024 GST exempt
Application for registration of a devolution (per mineral title)	$31	$32
Application for registration of a transfer of mineral rights interests (per mineral title)	$76	$80
Application for registration of any other general dealing affecting a mineral title (per mineral title)	$27	$28
Lodgement of caveat (per mineral title)	$27	$28
Lodgement of continuation of caveat (per continuation)	$27	$28
Ministers certificate	$20	$21
Inspecting the register	$9 for each full or part period of 15 minutes	$9 for each full or part period of 15 minutes
Copy of information from the register	25 cents for each page	25 cents for each page

Rent

You will have to pay rent just before your application is granted and again every year on or before the anniversary of grant.

You will also have to pay annual administration fees from the end of your first year after your title has been granted.

For exploration licences

Title type	Amount from 1 July 2023 GST exempt	Amount from 1 July 2024 GST exempt
Year 1 and 2	$41 per block	$43 per block
Year 3 and 4	$83 per block	$87 per block
Year 5 and 6	$168 per block	$176 per block
Subsequent years	$236 per block	$246 per block

For other mineral titles

Title type	Amount from 1 July 2023 GST exempt	Amount from 1 July 2024 GST exempt
Exploration licences in retention	$24 per hectare	$25 per hectare
Mineral lease	$24 per hectare	$25 per hectare
Extractive mineral exploration licence	$41 per block	$43 per block
Extractive mineral permit	$72 per hectare	$76 per hectare
Extractive mineral permit (on which rehabilitation is being carried out under the MMA)	$13 per hectare	$14 per hectare
Extractive mineral lease	$303 per hectare	$317 per hectare
Mineral authority	Same as corresponding title	Same as corresponding title

Late lodgement fees

Title type	Amount from 1 July 2023 GST exempt	Amount from 1 July 2024 GST exempt
Airborne survey report	$67 for each week or part week	$70 for each week or part week
Reports (annual/expenditure/final)	$135 for each week or part week	$141 for each week or part week
Amalgamated Reports 2 - 4 mineral titles	$202 for each week or part week	$211 for each week or part week
Amalgamated Reports 5 - 9 mineral titles	$270 for each week or part week	$282 for each week or part week
Amalgamated Reports 10 > mineral titles	$337 for each week or part week	$352 for each week or part week

Non-compliant existing interests

Title type	Amount from 1 July 2023 GST exempt	Amount from 1 July 2024 GST exempt
Mineral claims rent - as per regulation 142, Mineral Titles Regulations 2011	$10 per hectare	$10 per hectare
Application for the renewal of a Mineral Claim (per mineral title) - as per regulation 140, Mineral Titles Regulations 2011	$37	$39
Application for registration of a devolution - as per the Mining Act 1980 (per mineral title)	$31	$32
Application for registration of a transfer of mineral rights interests - as per the Mining Act 1980 (per mineral title)	$76	$80
Application for registration of any other general dealing affecting a mineral title - as per the Mining Act 1980 (per mineral title)	$14	$15
Lodgement of caveat - as per the Mining Act 1980 (per mineral title)	$14	$15
Lodgement of continuation of caveat - as per the Mining Act 1980 (per continuation)	$14	$15

Advertising fees

You must pay the cost of advertising your mineral title application in the newspaper.

The department advertises all applications in the NT News. Some applications may also be advertised in the Koori Mail depending on the tenure of the land.

You must pay for the cost when an application is made for any title - except a mineral lease or extractive mineral lease.

For a mineral lease or extractive mineral lease, you will receive a request for payment before the advertisement appears in the newspaper.