Data as at 2 October 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers
Tenure index
Queensland mining tenures
Every current Queensland mining tenure: 7,785 exploration permits, development licences, mining leases and claims held by 2,709 holders, with status, expiry, commodities and environmental authorities. Updated daily from Queensland Government registers.
7,785current tenures
2,709holders
440,364km² under tenure
By type
| Type | Tenures | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| Exploration permits for minerals | 2,800 | 36,273,621 |
| Exploration permits for coal | 320 | 4,191,760 |
| Mineral development licences | 201 | 1,758,143 |
| Mining leases | 2,492 | 1,808,878 |
| Mining claims | 1,972 | 4,023 |
Largest groups
| Group | Tenures | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| Glencore | 161 | 1,620,572 |
| Anglo American | 74 | 797,116 |
| AngloGold Ashanti | 50 | 1,345,556 |
| BHP | 50 | 102,360 |
| MMG | 47 | 12,375 |
| Peabody Energy | 45 | 211,744 |
| Whitehaven Coal | 37 | 100,891 |
| Stanmore Resources | 36 | 143,391 |
| Rio Tinto | 25 | 460,545 |
| Batchfire Resources | 25 | 25,669 |
| Jellinbah Group | 19 | 9,164 |
| Evolution Mining | 18 | 105,332 |
| Coronado Global Resources | 17 | 25,583 |
| South32 | 12 | 51,219 |
| Pembroke Resources | 10 | 46,553 |
| Sojitz | 7 | 19,221 |
| Idemitsu | 5 | 83,869 |
| New Hope Group | 5 | 51,326 |
| Newmont | 5 | 2,546 |
| Hancock Prospecting | 4 | 135,016 |
Find a tenure
Each tenure has its own page at /tenures/<reference>/, for example EPM 3458. Search by name, holder or commodity on the map.