Mining Lease Updates in New South Wales
Every Sunday we check every mining lease, claim, licence and exploration licence on the New South Wales register and list what was granted, applied for, changed or ended, with a map of each.
Titles now
2,342
Granted
0
New
4
Changed
5
Gone
6
Week to 11 November 2026
15 changes in New South Wales
New exploration licence
EL9969
Exploration licence · Minerals: Group 1
Granted 9 Nov 2026 · Expires 9 Nov 2032
Inside a fossicking district you don't need the holder's consent. Outside one, you do.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
New exploration licence
EL9970
Exploration licence · Minerals: Group 1
Granted 10 Nov 2026 · Expires 10 Nov 2032
Inside a fossicking district you don't need the holder's consent. Outside one, you do.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
New exploration licence application
ELA7145
Exploration licence application · Minerals: Group 1
Inside a fossicking district you don't need the holder's consent. Outside one, you do.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
New mining title
ML1899
Mining lease · Minerals: Coal
Granted 30 Oct 2026 · Expires 30 Oct 2047
Off limits without the holder's permission, whatever mineral you're after.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
Changed
EL6126
Exploration licence · Minerals: Group 1
Granted 15 Sept 2003 · Expires 15 Sept 2031
- Expiry: 2026-09-14 to 2031-09-15
Inside a fossicking district you don't need the holder's consent. Outside one, you do.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
Changed
EL8782
Exploration licence · Minerals: Group 1
Granted 31 July 2018 · Expires 31 July 2028
- Expiry: 2026-07-31 to 2028-07-31
- Minerals: Group 1, Group 1 to Group 1
Inside a fossicking district you don't need the holder's consent. Outside one, you do.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
Changed
EL9288
Exploration licence · Minerals: Group 1
Granted 15 Sept 2021 · Expires 15 Sept 2032
- Expiry: 2026-09-15 to 2032-09-15
Inside a fossicking district you don't need the holder's consent. Outside one, you do.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
Changed
EL9601
Exploration licence · Minerals: Group 1
Granted 31 Aug 2023 · Expires 31 Aug 2032
- Expiry: 2026-08-31 to 2032-08-31
Inside a fossicking district you don't need the holder's consent. Outside one, you do.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
Changed
EPL3365
EPL · Minerals: Group 1
Granted 20 Aug 1969 · Expires 20 Aug 2028
- Expiry: 2026-08-20 to 2028-08-20
Off limits without the holder's permission, whatever mineral you're after.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
Gone: exploration licence ended or withdrawn
EL9491
Exploration licence · Minerals: Group 1
Granted 10 Nov 2022 · Expires 10 Nov 2026
No longer on the register. Check the map before you go: the land may now be open, or covered by something else.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
Gone: exploration licence ended or withdrawn
EL9492
Exploration licence · Minerals: Group 1
Granted 10 Nov 2022 · Expires 10 Nov 2026
No longer on the register. Check the map before you go: the land may now be open, or covered by something else.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
Gone: exploration licence ended or withdrawn
EL9493
Exploration licence · Minerals: Group 1
Granted 10 Nov 2022 · Expires 10 Nov 2026
No longer on the register. Check the map before you go: the land may now be open, or covered by something else.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
Gone: exploration licence ended or withdrawn
ELA7093
Exploration licence application · Minerals: Group 1
No longer on the register. Check the map before you go: the land may now be open, or covered by something else.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
Gone: exploration licence ended or withdrawn
ELA7106
Exploration licence application · Minerals: Group 1
No longer on the register. Check the map before you go: the land may now be open, or covered by something else.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
Gone: mining title ended or withdrawn
MLA609
Mining lease application · Minerals: Coal
No longer on the register. Check the map before you go: the land may now be open, or covered by something else.
Open on the map (turn on Current leases)
Source: the New South Wales mining title register, checked weekly (map data from 11 Nov 2026). Titles change between checks: confirm on the state register before you go.
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Mining lease updates in other states
Every title is on the Dig Here map: turn on Current leases and tap anywhere for a straight YES or NO.