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Mining Register

The Mining Register is a register of all mining tenements issued under the Mining Act 1971 (the Act).
A mining tenement is a:

Mineral Claim
Exploration Licence
Mining Lease (Extractive Minerals Lease or Mineral Lease)
Retention Lease
Miscellaneous Purposes Licence

The register also has limited information regarding Private Mines.

Any person may search the register.

Whilst the Department is undertaking the required changes to this search tool to implement the new Mining Regulations 2020, the requirement to pay to search the Mining Register has been removed.

You may search the register to find out information on mining tenements:

An extract from the register provides a summary of information regarding the mining tenement including the holder, the start date, expiry date, and relevant commodities.
A copy of a mineral tenement document, otherwise known as a lease or licence document, provides further information and may include the terms and conditions relevant to the mineral tenement.

This Online Mining Register Search Tool allows you undertake a search of the register and receive results promptly via email, however, if you require assistance using the tool or further information please contact the Mineral Tenements Program on telephone: (08) 8463 3103.

The Online Mining Register Search Tool allows the public to obtain a copy of one or more mining tenements (lease or licence granted in accordance with the Mining Act 1971) or request an extract of information from the Mining Register about a mining tenement (standard search query).

Tenement Type

Tenement Number

Status

Start Date

Expiry Date

Tenement Holder

Item	Description
Mineral Tenement Document	This comprises a copy of the lease or licence documents, including the conditions that apply to the tenement and also includes an instrument report (a summary of any dealings registered against the tenement since grant).	Example EL ML *Historical ML
Extract	This comprises a summary of tenement information including a tenement report and an instrument report.	Example

*Historical lease documents, particularly for leases granted prior to 1971, may be in a format different to the samples provided.

Recently granted production tenement documents are freely available from the public notices.

For more information, contact:

Department for Energy and Mining
Mineral Tenements
Phone: (08) 8463 3103
Email: DEM.Tenements@sa.gov.au
or visit the DEM website for more information on tenement searches