Mining Capital FundsMCF Mining Approvals Index

Data as at 12 November 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers

Tenure index

Queensland mining tenures

Every current Queensland mining tenure: 7,815 exploration permits, development licences, mining leases and claims held by 984 holders, with status, expiry, commodities and environmental authorities. Updated daily from Queensland Government registers.

7,815current tenures
984holders
445,172km² under tenure
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By type

TypeTenuresHectares
Exploration permits for minerals2,82136,278,053
Exploration permits for coal3204,166,335
Mineral development licences2011,758,143
Mining leases2,5052,310,684
Mining claims1,9684,006

Largest groups

GroupTenuresHectares
Glencore1951,851,659
Anglo American81816,721
QCoal Group67641,227
Ravenswood Gold JV (EMR Capital, Golden Energy and Resources)61194,498
Dragon Field International54257,211
Austral Resources Australia53217,382
Peabody Energy53234,449
True North Copper52177,589
AIC Mines52342,334
Shanxi Donghui Energy Group51249,681
Evolution Mining51235,363
AngloGold Ashanti501,345,556
BHP50102,360
Sunshine Metals49440,977
Argo Natural Resources48138,457
MMG4712,375
Red Metal47836,318
Hammer Metals44339,901
GBM Resources42559,849
Australian Agricultural Minerals422,333

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.