Current environmental authority application or amendment documents

In Queensland, resource activities (which includes coal and mineral mining, petroleum and gas, geothermal and greenhouse gas storage activities) must have a specific type of licence called an environmental authority (EA) to operate legally.

As the environmental regulator, the Department of Environment and Science is responsible for assessing applications for EAs. This includes applications for new EAs and applications to amend existing EAs for resource activities.

The table below provides links to information about current applications for EAs and major amendments to EAs for resource activities that are undergoing public notification as part of the assessment by the department.

Some of these applications may also be undergoing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process. Find out more about current EIS projects.

Unless an application lapses or is withdrawn, it is accessible on this web page until a decision is made about the application. If an application for an EA or amended EA is approved, it will be available on the EA register.

Have your say

You can have your say by making a submission on these applications when they are open for public consultation. Details are available on the department’s public notices and consultations web page.

    Coal and gemstone applications

    Application numberApplicant Primary activityLGA Tenure number Date access period begins Application documents
    A-EA-NEW-100344906 Ulrike Kalthaus Mining Opal Maranoa Regional ML400031 17 November 2022 Application document (PDF, 2.8MB)
    A-EA-AMD-100430427 Rolleston Coal Holdings Pty Limited Mining Black Coal Central Highlands Regional ML70307, ML70415, ML70416, ML70418, ML70458 8 June 2023

    Application documents available in multiple parts.

    Original application and supporting documents:

    Part 1 – EA Amendment application form (PDF, 13.1MB)

    Part 2 – EA Amendment application supporting information (PDF, 131.8MB)

    Response to information request:

    Information Request Response Letter (PDF, 4.5MB)

    A-EA-AMD-100405752 Fitzroy (CQ) Pty Ltd Mining black coal Isaac Regional ML700024 13 Apr 2023

    Application documents available in multiple parts:

    Part 1 – EA amendment application (PDF, 30.3KB)

    Part 2 – EA amendment supporting information (PDF, 39.0MB)

    A-EA-AMD-100359927 Anglo Coal (German Creek) Pty Ltd Mining black coal Central Highlands Regional ML70336,
    MLA700076
    20 Jan 2023

    Application documents available in multiple parts:

    EA amendment application (PDF, 123.0KB)

    Environmental assessment report – Volume 1 (PDF, 48.5MB)

    Environmental assessment report – Volume 2 (PDF, 73.8MB)

    Biodiversity impact self-assessment (PDF, 1.2MB)

    Waste management plan (PDF, 1.0MB)

    Response to information request:

    Information Request Response Letter (PDF, 16.9MB)

    A-EA-AMD-100351574 QCoal Sonoma Pty Ltd Mining black coal Whitsunday Regional

    ML10325, ML10326, ML10327, MLA700075

    17 Jan 2023

    Application documents available in multiple parts:

    Part 1 – Application form (PDF, 135.1KB)

    Part 2 – Application supporting document (PDF, 6.6MB)

    Response to information request documents available in multiple parts:

    Part 3 - EA Amendment IR Response (PDF, 247.0KB)

    Part 4 - Sonoma mine map (PDF, 2.7MB)

    Part 5 - MLA700075 SRI assessments (PDF, 18.3MB)

    Part 6 - MLA700075 vegetation mapping (PDF, 24.4MB)

    A-EA-NEW-100261223 Vasilios Vivlios Mining opal Quilpie Shire ML400030 27 Jun 2022

    Application documents available in multiple parts:

    Part 1 – Environmental authority application (PDF, 115.1KB)

    Part 2 – Land identification data (XLSX, 18.0KB)

    Part 3 – GPS coordinates of lease (XLSX, 10.2KB)

    Part 4 – Sketch of site (PDF, 119.0KB)

    A-EA-NEW-100265025Queensland Coking Coal Pty Ltd, Qld Coal Aust No.1 Pty Ltd Mining black coal Isaac Region MLA700073 21 Jun 2022

    Application documents available in multiple parts:

    Application and supporting documents:

    Part 1 – Environmental authority application (PDF, 2.0MB)

    Part 2 – Environmental authority application supporting document (PDF, 72.5MB)

    Part 3 – PRCP application (PDF, 490.9KB)

    Part 4 – PRCP rehabilitation and Closure Plan (PDF, 58.5MB)

    Part 5 – PRCP schedule (XLSX, 56.8KB)

    Response to Information Request:

    Part 6 – RFI response document (PDF, 27.1MB)

    Part 7– updated PRCP with appendices (PDF, 66.9MB)

    Part 8 – updated PRCP schedule (XLSX, 69.0KB)

    Part 9 – updated spatial files (zip folder) (ZIP, 2.4MB)

    A-EA-AMD-100178679BHP Coal Pty Ltd;
    QCT Investment Pty Ltd;
    Umal Consolidated Pty Ltd;
    Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd;
    QCT Mining Pty Ltd;
    QCT Resources Pty Ltd;
    BHP Queensland Coal Investments Pty Ltd
    Mining black coal Isaac Regional ML1775, ML70403, ML70462 28 Feb 2022

    Application documents available in multiple parts.

    Original application and supporting documents:

    Application document (PDF, 120.9KB)

    Application supporting document (PDF, 10.1MB)

    Appendix A: HPE soil and land resource technical report (PDF, 7.9MB)

    Appendix B: HPE geochemistry technical report (PDF, 4.5MB)

    Appendix C: HPE air quality technical report (PDF, 3.6MB)

    Appendix D: HPE noise and vibration technical report (PDF, 8.7MB)

    Appendix E: HPE surface water technical report (PDF, 47.6MB)

    Appendix F: HPE groundwater technical report (PDF, 76.5MB)

    Appendix G: HPE terrestrial ecology technical report (PDF, 11.1MB)

    Appendix H: HPE aquatic ecology technical report (PDF, 53.7MB)

    Appendix I: HPE Terrestrial GDE technical report (PDF, 3.9MB)

    Information Request Responses:

    HPE EA Amendment Supporting Document (PDF, 31.7MB)

    App A: HPE Soil and Land Resource Technical Report (PDF, 7.9MB)

    App B: HPE Geochemistry Technical Report (PDF, 4.5MB)

    App C: HPE Air Quality Assessment (PDF, 12.6MB)

    App D: HPE Noise and Vibration technical report (PDF, 8.8MB)

    App E: HPE Surface water Technical Report (PDF, 51.6MB)

    App F: HPE Groundwater Technical Report (PDF, 76.5MB)

    App G: HPE Terrestrial Ecology Technical Report (PDF, 11.1MB)

    App H: HPE Aquatic Ecology Report (PDF, 53.7MB)

    App I: HPE Terrestrial GDE Technical Report (PDF, 3.9MB)

    App J: HPE RFI Response (PDF, 18.4MB)

    A-EA-AMD-100175487 Queensland Coking Coal Pty Ltd Mining black coal Isaac Regional ML700060 18 Jan 2022

    Application documents available in multiple parts.

    Original application and supporting documents:

    Part 1 – Joint PRCP & EA Amendment application form (PDF, 803.0KB)

    Part 2 – Application supporting information (PDF, 21.0MB)

    Part 3 – Appendix 1 – Surface water assessment (PDF, 18.0MB)

    Part 4 – Appendix 2 – Terrestrial ecology assessment (PDF, 1.3MB)

    Part 5 – Appendix 3 – Groundwater and geochemistry assessment (PDF, 870.2KB)

    Part 6 – Appendix 4 – Transport impact assessment (PDF, 16.6MB)

    Part 7 – PRCP schedule (XLSX, 70.3KB)

    Part 8 – PRC plan (PDF, 38.3MB)

    Change application:

    Part 9 – Change application (PDF, 722.3KB)

    Response to Information Request:

    Part 10 – RFI response document (PDF, 447.0KB)

    Part 11 – Appendix A – Disturbance footprint (PDF, 994.4KB)

    Part 12 – Appendix B: Updated PRC plan

    Part 13 – Appendix C – Air quality assessment (PDF, 697.3KB)

    Part 14 – Appendix D – Noise and vibration assessment (PDF, 729.2KB)

    Part 15 – Appendix E – Final landform assessment (PDF, 3.2MB)

    Part 16 – Updated PRCP schedule (XLSX, 68.4KB)

    Part 17 – Updated spatial files (zip folder) (ZIP, 1.3MB)

    APP0043095 Magnetic South Pty Ltd Mining black coal Central Highlands Regional ML700056 6 Nov 2019

    Application documents available in multiple parts:

    Part 1 (PDF, 1.2MB)
    Part 2 (PDF, 17.4MB)
    Part 3 (PDF, 19.0MB)
    Part 4 (PDF, 34.2MB)
    Part 5 (PDF, 8.3MB)
    Part 6 (PDF, 2.3MB)
    Part 7 (PDF, 2.6MB)
    Part 8 (PDF, 8.3MB)
    Part 9 (PDF, 23.5MB)
    Part 10 (PDF, 19.8MB)
    Part 11 (PDF, 7.4MB)
    Part 12 (PDF, 6.3MB)
    Part 13 – Information Request Notice (PDF, 622.4KB)
    Part 14 – Applicant comment on information request notice (PDF, 1.2MB)

    Information request response revised supporting information and appendices:

    Part 15 – Volume 1
    (colour coded) (PDF, 73.4MB)

    Part 16 – Volume 1 (PDF, 73.1MB)
    Part 17 – Volume 2 (PDF, 20.7MB)
    Part 18 – Volume 3 (PDF, 67.7MB)
    Part 19 – Volume 4 (PDF, 60.7MB)
    Part 20 – Volume 5 (PDF, 11.3MB)

    Part 21 – Notification of change application (PDF, 1.2MB)

    Part 22 – Information request notice (changed application) (PDF, 610.7KB)

    Information request response revised supporting information and appendices (changed application):

    Part 23 – Information request response (PDF, 3.3MB)

    Part 24 – Revised traffic impact assessment (PDF, 26.8MB)

    Part 25 – Groundwater assessment (PDF, 549.8KB)

    Part 26 – Groundwater figures (PDF, 3.2MB)

    Part 27 – Mine geochemistry assessment (PDF, 4.0MB)

    Part 28 – Air quality assessment (PDF, 394.8KB)

    Part 29 – Noise impact assessment (PDF, 11.0MB)

    APP0043267 Mount Ramsay Coal Company Pty Ltd Mining black coal Banana Shire ML700057 11 Nov 2019

    Application form (PDF, 6.7MB)

    Application supporting information Part 2
    (PDF, 5.9MB)

    APP0037667 Whitehaven WS Pty Ltd Mining black coal Isaac Regional MLA700049, MLA700050, MLA700051, MLA700065 20 Jun 2019

    EA application form (PDF, 364.4KB)

    Supporting information – EA application (PDF, 35.5MB)

    Supporting information – Initial advice statement (PDF, 34.5MB)

    Supporting information – Underground water rights (PDF, 1.1MB)

    Supporting information – Change application (PDF, 2.0MB)

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    Mineral mining applications

    Application numberApplicant Primary activityLGA Tenure number Date access period begins Application documents
    A-EA-NEW-100497573 Gilbert Kelly Non-Scheduled Mining Activity – Mining Lease ML (gold ore, rare earths, silver ore, tin ore). Cook Shire ML100354 22 September 2023 Application document (PDF, 100.2KB)

    Supporting information (PDF, 55.4KB)
    A-EA-NEW-100483800 Gerard Francis Lowien and Michael Joseph Kentwell Mining elluvial and alluvial gold Isaac Regional ML100345 31 August 2023 Application document
    (PDF, 2.1MB)
    A-EA-AMD-100486450 Ballymore Resources Limited Non-Scheduled Mining Activity Mining Lease Whitsunday Regional ML100351 (in application)

    ML10340

    ML10341
    5 September 2023 Application document (PDF, 115.2KB)

    Supporting information (PDF, 722.2KB)
    A-EA-NEW-100483325 Gary Anthony House and Kim Louise Smith Non-Scheduled Mining Activity Mining Lease – ML – Alluvial/Eluvial gold Mining Isaac Regional ML100339 31 August 2023 Application document
    (PDF, 2.2MB)
    A-EA-NEW-100483877 Johnathan and Carol Chandler Non-Scheduled Mining Activity – Mining Lease ML

    (Alluvial Gold)
    Isaac Regional ML100353 01 September 2023 Application document
    (PDF, 2.4MB)
    A-EA-AMD-100459585 Kevin Alfred De Roma Exploration Permit Mineral and Mining Lease – gold Cook Shire EPM27499
    EPM27543
    ML100258
    30 August 2023 Application document (PDF, 112.0KB)

    Application supporting doucment (PDF, 18.6KB)
    A-EA-NEW-100483639 Leon Munn and Graham Kilsby Non-schedule mining activity – mining lease (ML) – Alluvial Gold mining Isaac Regional ML100347 24 August 2023 Application document (PDF, 1.8MB)
    A-EA-NEW-100472527 Tamas Kapitany Non-Scheduled - Mining Activity - Mining

    Lease (ML)
    Cloncurry Shire ML400047 14 August 2023 Application document (PDF, 104.6KB)
    A-EA-NEW-100354482 Bobby Lawn Mining Lease – Minerals Gold Cook Shire,
    Mareeba Shire,
    Cook Shire.
    ML100325,
    ML100326
    and ML100328
    31 Jan 2023 Application document (PDF, 108.9KB)
    A-EA-NEW-100354442 Bobby Lawn Mining Lease – Minerals Gold Cook Shire ML100327 31 Jan 2023 Application document (PDF, 118.2KB)
    A-EA-AMD-100464270 Orion Mining Pty Ltd Mining black coal Isaac Regional ML1804 24 July 2023 Application documents available in multiple parts:
    EA amendment application (PDF, 402.5KB)
    Supporting information (PDF, 14.5MB)
    Cover letter (PDF, 579.2KB)
    A-EA-NEW-100326876 Savannah Goldfields Limited Mining Lease – Gold Etheridge Shire ML100030 5 July 2023

    Application documents available in multiple parts:
    Part 1 (PDF, 559.5KB)
    Part 2 (PDF, 71.8MB)
    Part 3 (PDF, 397.5KB)
    Part 4A (PDF, 24.6MB)
    Part 4B (PDF, 76.4MB)
    Part 4C (PDF, 25.9MB)
    Part 4D (PDF, 73.0MB)
    Part 5 (PDF, 174.1KB)
    Part 6A (PDF, 72.0MB)
    Part 6B (XLSX, 72.9KB)
    Part 6C (XLSX, 67.1KB)
    Part 7A (PDF, 97.4MB)
    Part 7B (PDF, 77.2MB)
    Part 7C (PDF, 90.4MB)
    Part 7D (PDF, 63.7MB)
    Part 7E (PDF, 40.9MB)
    Part 8A (PDF, 99.6MB)
    Part 8B (PDF, 61.3MB)
    Part 9 (PDF, 414.4KB)

    A-EA-AMD-100410217 NQM Gold 2 Pty Ltd Mining Lease – Gold Charters Towers Regional ML10215, ML10246, ML10370 and ML1575 02 May 2023 Application document available in multiple parts:
    Application document (PDF, 124.4KB)
    Supporting document (PDF, 8.1MB)
    A-EA-NEW-100391030 Aurum Vale Pty Ltd Non-scheduled mining activity –mining lease Cook Shire ML100322 and ML100323 9 Aug 2022 Application documents available in multiple parts:

    Part 1 (PDF, 1.0MB)
    Part 2 (PDF, 84.6KB)
    Part 3 (PDF, 70.4KB)
    Part 4 (PDF, 1.7MB)
    Part 5 (PDF, 1.7MB)
    A-EA-NEW-100359117 Daniel Mark Herlaar Mining lease – minerals gold Isaac Regional ML100335 11 Jan 2023 Application document (PDF, 356.4KB)
    A-EA-NEW-100348962 Bedrock Exploration Pty Ltd Non-scheduled mining activity – mining lease Isaac Regional ML100333 6 Dec 2022 Application document (PDF, 339.5KB)
    A-EA-NEW-100200594 Joseph William Vella Non-scheduled mining activity – mining lease Bundaberg ML100296 22 Oct 2021 Application document (PDF, 3.6MB)
    Supporting document
    (PDF, 8.6MB)
    A-EA-NEW-100298021

    Bobby-Joe Lawn and Gilbert Errol Kelly

    Mining lease – minerals gold Cook Shire and Mareeba Shire ML100314 and ML100315 30 Aug 2022 Application document (PDF, 463.7KB)
    A-EA-NEW-100271442 Darryl Bruce Humphreys Mining lease – minerals gold Isaac Regional ML100306 5 Jul 2022 Application document (PDF, 319.6KB)
    A-EA-NEW-100285249 Cobbold Gorge Tours Pty Ltd Non-scheduled mining activity – mining lease Ethridge Shire ML100317 2 Aug 2022 Application form (PDF, 118.6KB)
    Supporting information (PDF, 162.5KB)
    A-EA-NEW-100274431 Jonathan Paul Chandler and Carol Ann Chandler Mining lease – gold Isaac Regional ML100300 13 Jul 2022 Application form (PDF, 1.6MB)
    A-EA-AMD-100240390 Queensland Zeolite Pty Ltd Non-scheduled mining lease activity Central Highlands Region MLA100299 9 Aug 2022

    Application document available in multiple parts:

    Application form (PDF, 115.7KB)
    Application supporting information (PDF, 252.3KB)

    A-EA-NEW-100418422 AIC Jericho Pty Ltd Mining Lease – Copper, Gold and Silver McKinlay Shire ML100348 24 Apr 2023

    Application document available in multiple parts:

    Application form (PDF, 105.4KB)
    Application supporting information (PDF, 18.7MB)

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    Petroleum and gas applications

    Application numberApplicant Primary activityLGA Tenure number Date access period begins Application documents
    A-EA-AMD-100445167 Santos CSG Pty Ltd
    c/- PAPL (Upstream) Pty Limited,
    Total Energies EP Australia, Total Energies E&P Australia II, and
    KGLNG E&P Pty Ltd
    Petroleum and gas Maranoa Regional Council PPL2020,
    PPL2021,
    PPL2061
    13 June 2023 Application documents available in multiple parts:

    Application Form: Application to amend an environmental authority (PDF, 476.5KB)

    Attachment 2: Supporting information Roma Backbone Project EA EPPG0432336 and Appendix A Terrestria Ecological Assessment and MSES Report (PDF, 55.7MB)

    A-EA-AMD-100295356 Santos Ltd; Delhi Petroleum Pty Ltd; Santos Australian Hydrocarbons Pty Ltd; Vamgas Pty Ltd Petroleum and gas Bulloo Shire PL1087 12 Aug 2022

    Application documents available in multiple parts:

    Application form and supporting information report (PDF, 4.1MB)

    Appendix A – Ecology report (PDF, 17.6MB)

    Appendix B – UWIR (PDF, 98.0MB)

    Appendix C –Technical memorandum – updating groundwater impact estimation (PDF, 4.7MB)

    Appendix D – Santos risk assessment process (PDF, 622.8KB)

    Appendix E – Stimulation risk assessment Part 1 (PDF, 28.0MB)

    Appendix E – Stimulation risk assessment Part 2 (PDF, 22.6MB)

    Appendix E – Stimulation risk assessment Part 3 (PDF, 76.7MB)

    Appendix E – Stimulation risk assessment Part 4 (PDF, 66.7MB)

    Appendix E – Stimulation risk assessment Part 5 (PDF, 40.9MB)

    A-EA-NEW-100196712 Blue Energy Ltd Petroleum and gas Isaac Regional PL1034, PL1038, PL1045 31 Jan 2022

    Application documents available in multiple parts:

    Application form (PDF, 114.7KB)

    Supporting information report (PDF, 26.7MB)

    Response to information request (PDF, 282.2KB)

    Revised supporting information report (PDF, 21.2MB)

    A-EA-AMD-100209714 Santos Ltd Petroleum and gas Bullo Shire PL302 24 Feb 2022

    Application documents available in multiple parts:

    Part 1 - including: Attachment 1 – DES EA amendment application form; Attachment 2 PL 302 supporting information; Appendix D: Santos risk assessment process (PDF, 3.3MB)

    Part 2 – Appendix A: PL302 desktop ecological assessment (PDF, 2.1MB)

    Part 3 – Appendix B: Underground water impact report (PDF, 88.8MB)

    Part 4 – Appendix C: Technical memorandum groundwater (PDF, 6.1MB)

    Part 5 – Appendix E: SWQ Hydraulic Fracture Risk Assessment which includes:

    Part 5.1 Stimulation risk assessment (June 2020) (PDF, 19.3MB)

    Part 5.2 Stimulation risk assessment (29 June 2020) (PDF, 8.6MB)

    Part 5.3 Human health and ecological risk assessment (PDF, 10.4MB)

    Part 5.4 Statutory declaration (PDF, 381.6KB)

    APP0061347 Santos Toga Pty Ltd; PAPL (Upstream) Pty Ltd; KGLNG E&P Pty Ltd; Santos TPY, LLC; Santos Queensland, LLC; Total E&P Australia; Santos TPY CSG, LLC; Total E&P Australia II; Bronco Energy Pty Ltd Resource activity (conventional gas) Maranoa Regional, Central Highlands Regional and Banana Shire ATP2012, ATP526, PL100, PL1017, PL232, PL233, PL234, PL235, PL236, PL420, PL421, PL440, PL90, PL91, PL92, PL99, PPL76, PPL92 21 Oct 2021

    Application documents available in multiple parts:
    Application form (PDF, 3.7MB)

    Notice of information request (PDF, 626.0KB)

    Response to notice of information request (PDF, 184.2MB)

    Public notice (PDF, 1.0MB)

    APP0076750

    Santos Ltd

    c/- Delhi Petroleum Pty Ltd, Santos Ltd, Beach Energy (Operations) Ltd, Vamgas Pty Ltd, Santos Australian Hydrocarbons Pty Ltd

    Petroleum and gas Bulloo Shire PL1055 22 Mar 2021

    Application form and supporting information report (PDF, 19.4MB)

    Appendix D – SWQ underground water impact report 2020 update (PDF, 46.6MB)

    Appendix F – Hydraulic stimulation risk assessment Volume 1 (PDF, 30.6MB)

    Appendix F – Hydraulic stimulation risk assessment Volume 2 (PDF, 10.5MB)

    APP0076788

    Santos Ltd

    c/- Beach Energy (Operations) Ltd, Santos Ltd, Delhi Petroleum Pty Ltd, Santos Petroleum Pty Ltd and Vamgas Pty Ltd

    Petroleum and gas Bulloo Shire PL1058 11 May 2021

    Application form and supporting information report (PDF, 11.1MB)

    Appendix C – Ecology assessment (PDF, 9.8MB)

    Appendix D (PDF, 15.8MB)

    Appendix E – Groundwater tech memo (PDF, 2.2MB)

    Appendix G – Hydraulic stimulation risk assessment Volume 1 (PDF, 30.6MB)

    Appendix G – Hydraulic stimulation risk assessment Volume 2 (PDF, 10.5MB)