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Exploration & tenure explainers
Clear, accurate answers to the questions that come up when working with mineral tenure - from what a tenement is to how to track expiring ground.
What is a mining tenement?
A mining tenement is a granted right to explore for or mine minerals over defined ground. Learn the main tenement types, how they work, and where to check them.
Exploration licence vs mining lease
Exploration licences let you search for minerals over large areas; mining leases let you produce over small ones. Compare rights, area, term and obligations.
What is a JORC resource?
A JORC resource is a mineral resource reported under the Australasian JORC Code. Learn the resource and reserve categories, the Competent Person, and global equivalents.
How to track expiring tenements
Expiring tenements are a major source of open ground. Learn how expiry, surrender and relinquishment work, where the data lives, and how to monitor it.
How to check mining tenement status
Learn how to check whether ground is held, pending or open, using official map viewers and title registers, and what tenement status fields actually mean.
Native title and mining tenure
Native title shapes how mining tenements are granted in Australia. Learn about the Native Title Act, the right to negotiate, future acts and ILUAs.
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