Renew or vary a mining licence

When applying to renew a mining licence, you need to:

• be mining; or
• have mined and will restart mining.

You need to apply for a licence renewal before it's due to expire. The mining licence continues until the application is approved and registered; or refused.

Detailed information on what you need to include in your application is available in the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Mineral Industries) Regulations 2019.

Apply for a mining licence renewal using the Resource Rights Allocation and Management (RRAM) portal.

Give written notice to stakeholders

Within 14 days of applying to renew a mining licence, you need to give notice of the application to the owner and occupier of the land affected. The information required is set out in Schedule 7, to meet your obligations fill out a Notice of application for Renewal of Mining Licence to Owners and Occupiers [MS Word Document - 57.1 KB].

If the land affected by your licence is Crown land, you will need to give a copy of the notice to the Planning Officer in the appropriate regional office of the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA).

In this case, 'land affected' means land that the licensee (licence holder) needs to enter. This includes the land surface and the land to a depth of 100 metres.

If you require further information regarding statutory and strategic planning referrals, please email pe.assessments@deeca.vic.gov.au.

Assessment

Your application should include annual costs and profit plus technical reports of exploration activities.

As part of this process, you may need to supply a new work plan; and we may review your rehabilitation bond.

An application to renew a mining licence may be refused if the licensee (licence holder) hasn't given us enough information.

To transfer a licence you need to submit a licence transfer form [MS Word Document - 91.9 KB].

1. Download the licence transfer form.
2. Fill in the form.
3. Print the form.
4. Sign the form.
5. Scan or take a clear photo of the completed form.
6. Login to RRAM and submit the form as an attachment.

To surrender a licence please send us the following information:

• Licence number
• Reason for surrender
• Signatures of all licensees.

If the licence is held by a company, please submit your request using an official company email or letterhead.

Send your surrender request to licensing.err@deeca.vic.gov.au.