Call for tenders for exploration permits for coal (EPCs)

Overview This call for tenders for Exploration Permits for Coal (CLR2026-2) is made under Chapter 4, Part 3 of the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (MR Act) and notified in the Queensland Government Gazette, by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development (QLD). Purpose This tender opportunity is offered on a competitive and non-cash basis to ensure Queensland's resources are responsibly managed by allocating exploration rights to companies with the required capability to explore and develop these resources. Competitive tendering ensures a fair, transparent, and rigorous process to assess tenders and select the best preferred tenderer for each area. The Queensland Government is intending to facilitate further exploration and development of the state's coal resources near existing coal exploration and production projects. Scope Exploration Permit for Coal details: Commodity: Coal Term of EPC: Five (5) years Initial work program period: Five (5) years Initial work program type: Activities based Cash bid component: No Eligibility Lodging a tender for an area in accordance with this call for tenders allows an eligible person to be appointed as the preferred tenderer for that area. A tender may be made for more than one area, but a tender must be made for the whole of a tender area and cannot be made for only part of the area of the proposed exploration permit. Information Requested A tender lodged for an area must comply with the requirements set out in section 136E of the MRA. The tender must: Be in the approved form, Application for exploration permit (MMOL-01) Be accompanied by a proposed work program (activities-based) for five (5) years for the tender area Be accompanied by a statement detailing the tenderer's financial and technical resources Be accompanied by proof of the tenderer's identity Be accompanied by the application fee prescribed under the Mineral Resources Regulation 2025 (the MR Regulation)