Mineral Resources Tasmania has announced the upcoming release of five Exploration Release Areas (ERAs), providing opportunities for new mineral discoveries crucial to sustaining Tasmania’s mining industry.
ERAs open for application on 17 February 2025.
ERA | Location | Former Licence | Former Holder |
Telegraph Creek | EL18/2018 | Kingfisher Exploration Pty Ltd | |
Roger River | EL17/2021 | Roger River Resources Pty Ltd | |
Mount Saddleback | EL15/2020 | Tarcoola Iron Pty Ltd | |
Mount Barrow | EL16/2020 | Tarcoola Iron Pty Ltd | |
Salmons Track | EL1/2019 | Venture Minerals Limited |
Moratorium Period: Areas relinquished from exploration licences are advertised as ERAs, with a moratorium period of at least two months to allow potential applicants to view relevant data and reports before making an application for the area.
Operation of the ERA system: The basic rules of the system are:
- Applications for exploration licences, or mining leases, for the relevant category of mineral(s) and covering part or all of an ERA, cannot be accepted during the moratorium period;
- Applications are received from an advertised opening date. Applications received during the first five working days are treated as simultaneous and have priority over later applications. Thereafter applications received on the same day are treated as simultaneous and have priority over later applications.
Application Details: While applying doesn’t guarantee success, detailed guidance for compiling competitive applications is available here.
For assistance with your application, reach out to our experienced Tasmanian AMETS team at [email protected]
