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Unless an application lapses or is withdrawn, it is accessible on this web page until a decision is made about the application.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 number	Applicant	Primary activity	LGA	Tenure number	Date access period begins	Application documents
A-EA-NEW-100261223	Vasilios Vivlios	Mining Opal	Quilpie Shire Council	ML400030	27 June 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-100221602	TULLY & ZORWEG PTY LTD	Mining opal	Barcoo Shire Council	ML400021, ML400022, ML400023	30 March 2022	Application document (PDF, 102.1KB)
A-EA-NEW-100265025	Queensland 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: 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)
P-EA-100246019	Paul Fleming	Mining opal	Paroo Shire Council	ML400024	20 May 2022	Application document (PDF, 1.3MB) Authorised holder representative form (PDF, 1.6MB) Mining Permit Report (PDF, 717.9KB) Selected Area Map (PDF, 273.9KB) Constrained Land (PDF, 405.0KB) Exploration Permits (PDF, 296.0KB) Production Permits (PDF, 297.5KB)
A-EA-NEW-100217712	Worldmin Pty Ltd	Mining opal	Quilpie Shire	ML400020	28 Mar 2022	Application document (PDF, 2.6MB)
A-EA-AMD-100178679	BHP Coal Pty Ltd; QCT Investment Pty. Ltd; Umal Consolidated Pty Ltd; Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd; QCT Mining Pty Ltd; QCT Resources Pty Limited; BHP Queensland Coal Investments Pty Ltd	Mining black coal	Isaac Regional	ML1775; ML70403; ML70462	28 Feb 2022	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 Surfacewater 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)
A-EA-AMD-100175487	Queensland Coking Coal Pty Ltd	Mining black coal	Isaac Regional	ML700060	18 Jan 2022	Application documents available in multiple parts: Part 1 – Joint PRCP & EA Amendment application form (PDF, 797.2KB) Part 2 – Application supporting information (PDF, 16.6MB) Part 3 – PRCP schedule (XLSX, 61.7KB) Part 4 – PRC plan (PDF, 38.2MB)
A-EA-AMD-100166269	Fitzroy (CQ) Pty Ltd	Mining black coal	Isaac Regional	ML70340 ML30374 ML70375 ML70339 MLA700067	6 Dec 2021	Application documents available in multiple parts: Part 1 – Amendment application form (PDF, 124.9KB) Part 2 – Amendment application Environmental Assessment Report (PDF, 105.6MB)
597963	Mt Rosey Mining Company Pty Ltd	Mining	Charters Towers	ML400010	31 Mar 2016	Application documents available in multiple parts: Part 1 (PDF, 94.0KB) Part 2 (PDF, 69.6KB)
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)
APP0043335	Valeria Coal Holdings Pty Ltd, Leichhardt Coal Pty Ltd, J-Power Australia Pty Ltd, J.C.D Australia Pty Ltd	Mining black coal	Central Highlands Regional	ML700055	31 Oct 2019	Application documents
APP0060905	Coking Coal One Pty Ltd	Mining black coal	Isaac Regional	MLA700062 and MLA700063	18 Nov 2020	EA application supporting document (PDF, 111.8MB) Appendix B (PDF, 1,020.6KB) Appendix C (PDF, 880.7KB) Appendix D (PDF, 47.5KB) Appendix E (PDF, 902.2KB) Appendix F (PDF, 178.8KB) Appendix G (PDF, 1.0MB) Appendix H (PDF, 969.7KB) Appendix I (PDF, 74.5KB) Appendix J (PDF, 1.6MB) Appendix K (PDF, 1.6MB) Appendix L (PDF, 8.3MB) Appendix M (PDF, 12.6MB) PRCP application form (PDF, 369.0KB) PRCP application supporting document (PDF, 67.5MB) PRCP schedule (XLSX, 69.8KB) Appendix A - PRC plan schedule (PDF, 1.3MB) Appendix B - Mine layout optimisation study (PDF, 2.0MB) Appendix C - PMLU options analysis (PDF, 192.3KB) Appendix D - Flood and stormwater flooding assessment (PDF, 21.2MB) Appendix E - Waste rock characterisation (PDF, 6.2MB) Appendix F - Landform stability (PDF, 1.0MB) Appendix G - Landform evolution model (PDF, 3.7MB) Appendix H - Revegetation plan (PDF, 7.5MB) Appendix I - Void management plan (PDF, 14.2MB) Final site design (PDF, 600.0KB) Reference map (PDF, 764.7KB)
APP0062245	Madsen Opals Pty Ltd	Gemstone mining	Barcoo Shire and Winton Shire	ML400014 and ML400015	10 Nov 2020	Application document (PDF, 507.3KB)
EPML00571313	Waratah Coal Pty	Mining black coal	Barcaldine Regional	ML70454	4 Oct 2019	Application documents available in multiple parts: Application documents – EA application form (PDF, 874.9KB) Application supporting document – Original ML application (PDF, 18.3MB) Application supporting document – Initial development plan (PDF, 11.7MB) Draft environmental authority permit EPML00571313 (PDF, 5.7MB) EM plan (PDF, 19.6MB) EM plan content approval letter (PDF, 47.6KB) EIS report (PDF, 12.3MB) EIS documents Supplementary EIS CG report (PDF, 2.7MB) Offset plan (PDF, 4.5MB) EPBC approval-decision (PDF, 4.1MB)
ZenDesk20801	Valeria South Pty Ltd	Mining black coal	Central Highlands Regional	ML 700044, ML 700045	8 Apr 2019	Application document
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)

^ top

Mineral mining applications

Application number	Applicant	Primary activity	LGA	Tenure number	Date access period begins	Application documents
A-EA-NEW-100265137	Dennis Ronald Fitzgerald and Patrick Charles Fitzgerald	Non-Scheduled Mining Activity – Mining Lease ML	Cook Shire Council	ML100305	14 June 2022	Application form (PDF, 401.8KB)
APP0060993	Gary John Bate and Robert Axel Tingay	Non-Scheduled Mining Activity – Mining Lease ML	Cook Shire Council	ML100261	21 October 2020	Application form (PDF, 207.3KB)
A-EA-AMD-100243038	Pedersen Enterprises Pty Ltd	Alluvial Gold Mining	Mareeba	ML100295	13 May 2022	Amendment application (PDF, 1.3MB)
A-EA-AMD-100240390	Queensland Zeolite Pty Ltd	Non- Scheduled Mining lease activity	Central Highlands Region	MLA100299	09 August 2022	Application document available in multiple parts: Application form (PDF, 115.7KB) Application supporting information (PDF, 252.3KB)
A-EA-AMD-100212619	Mount Isa Mines Limited	Mining (including metal smelting and refining)	Mount Isa	Mining lease (ML) 8058, ML2453, ML2455, ML2484, ML2485, ML2696, ML2721, ML2722, ML2723, ML2724, ML2725, ML2726, ML2727, ML5414, ML5424, ML5432, ML5434 and ML5576.	16 Mar 2022	Application document available in multiple parts: Part 1 (PDF, 134.3KB) Part 2 (PDF, 3.4MB) Part 3 (PDF, 2.4MB) Part 4 (PDF, 20.4MB) Part 5 (PDF, 34.1MB) Part 6 (PDF, 107.1KB) Part 7 (PDF, 149.4KB) Part 8 (PDF, 398.9KB) Part 9 (PDF, 1,009.1KB) Part 10 (PDF, 2.9MB)
A-EA-AMD-100203516	Paul Ashley Everett	Mining lease – alluvial gold mining	Cook Shire	ML100292; ML100293	23 Feb 2022	Amendment Application (PDF, 759.2KB)
A-EA-NEW-100201227	Industrial Commodities QLD Pty Ltd	Mining lease - lime / limestone	Gladstone Regional	ML100298	16 Feb 2022	Application document available in multiple parts: Application document (PDF, 105.5KB) Supporting document (PDF, 359.0KB)
A-EA-NEW-100195949	Graham Elmes and Jocelyn Elmes	Resource activity non-scheduled mining activity mining lease - ML	Cook Shire	MLA100297	15 Feb 2022	Application document (PDF, 105.3KB)
A-EA-NEW-100186811	Orezone Holdings Pty Ltd	Mining antimony, cobalt, copper, gold, lead, silver and zinc	Mackay Regional	ML100294	25 Jan 2022	Application document (PDF, 1.6MB)
A-EA-AMD-100132498	Malcolm Scott Pryce	Mining: gold silver ore tin ore	Mareeba	ML100283; EPM19278; EPM25946; ML20682; ML20719	27 Sep 2021	Application document (PDF, 979.8KB)
APP0078297	Bogside Mining Industries Pty Ltd	Mining: clay and shale	Ipswich City	ML50115	9 Aug 2021	Application documents available in multiple parts: Part 1 (PDF, 120.2KB) Part 2 (PDF, 1.3MB) Part 3 (PDF, 2.7MB) Part 4 (PDF, 26.6MB) Part 5 (PDF, 8.5MB) Part 6 (PDF, 1.6MB) Part 7 (PDF, 15.9MB) Part 8 (PDF, 7.9MB) Part 9 (PDF, 88.6MB) Part 10 (PDF, 1.0MB) Part 11 (PDF, 1.1MB) Part 12 (PDF, 88.6MB) Part 13 (PDF, 58.9MB) Part 14 (PDF, 809.0KB) Part 15 (PDF, 3.6MB) Part 16 (PDF, 31.5MB) Part 17 (PDF, 1.2MB) Part 18 (PDF, 119.3KB) Part 19 (PDF, 1.8MB) Part 20 (PDF, 17.8MB) Part 21 (PDF, 687.7KB) Part 22 (PDF, 7.2MB) Part 23 (PDF, 6.2MB)
A-EA-AMD-100117882	Ashleigh Kym Fitzgerald	Mining – alluvial gold	Mareeba Shire	ML100280	24 Aug 2021	Application document (PDF, 2.2MB)
APP0075421	Intergroup Mining Limited	Mining – Copper ore Gold Lead ore Silver ore Zinc ore	Charters Towers Regional	ML100282	13 May 2021	Application document (PDF, 159.1KB)
APP0068103	Paul Clifford Davis	Alluvial gold mining	Cook Shire	ML100269	21 Jan 2021	Application document (PDF, 881.7KB)
APP0070076	Kevin Alfred De Roma	Mining lease – gold	Mareeba Shire	ML100273	5 Mar 2021	Application document (PDF, 1.6MB)

^ top

Petroleum and gas applications

Application number	Applicant	Primary activity	LGA	Tenure number	Date access period begins	Application documents
A-EA-NEW-100196712	Blue Energy Ltd	Petroleum and gas	Isaac Regional	Petroleum Lease (PL) 1034, PL1038, PL1045	31 Jan 2022	Application form (PDF, 114.7KB) Supporting information report (PDF, 26.7MB)
A-EA-AMD-100209714	Santos Limited	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)
A-AEMD-100128724	Bridgeport (Surat Basin) Pty Ltd	Petroleum and gas	Western Downs Regional	Petroleum Lease (PL) 1	22 Oct 2021	Application documents available in multiple parts: Application form (PDF, 780.9KB) Supporting letter (PDF, 152.9KB) Supporting information (PDF, 10.1MB)
APP0061347	Santos Toga Pty Ltd; PAPL (Upstream) Pty Limited; 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 Limited.	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)
A-EA-AMD-100138467	Arrow CSG (Australia) Pty Ltd	Petroleum and gas	Western Downs Regional	Petroleum Lease (PL) 253	21 Oct 2021	Application form (PDF, 114.7KB) Supporting information report (PDF, 131.2MB) Information request response (PDF, 21.9MB)
APP0076750	Santos Limited c/- Delhi Petroleum Pty Ltd, Santos Limited, Beach Energy (Operations) Limited, Vamgas Pty Ltd, Santos Australian Hydrocarbons Pty Ltd	Petroleum and gas	Bulloo Shire	Petroleum Lease (PL) 1055	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 Limited c/- Beach Energy (Operations) Limited, Santos Limited, Delhi Petroleum Pty Ltd, Santos Petroleum Pty Ltd and Vamgas Pty Ltd.	Petroleum and gas	Bulloo Shire	Petroleum Lease (PL) 1058	11 May 2021	Application form and supporting information report (PDF, 11.1MB) Appendix C – Ecology assessment (PDF, 9.8MB) Appendix D (PDF, 88.8MB) 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)
APP0058555	Our Energy Group (QLD) Pty Ltd	Petroleum and gas	Central Highlands Regional	PFL30	5 Nov 2020	Application form (PDF, 77.1KB) Supporting information (PDF, 7.7MB)
APP0024337	QGC Pty Ltd	Petroleum and gas	Western Downs Regional and Banana Shire	Petroleum Lease (PL) 299, 397, 401, 464, 467, 498, 505, 506, 507 and 1008	13 Dec 2018	Application documents available in multiple parts: Part 1 (PDF, 932.2KB) Part 2 (PDF, 3.8MB) Part 3 (PDF, 4.3MB) Part 4 (PDF, 109.7KB) Part 5 (PDF, 2.4MB) Part 6 (PDF, 4.6MB) Part 7 (PDF, 3.2MB) Part 8 (PDF, 1.1MB) Part 9 (PDF, 1,004.5KB) Part 10 (PDF, 12.2MB)
APP0072009	Santos CSG Pty Ltd	Petroleum and gas	Central Highlands Regional and Maranoa Regional	Petroleum Lease 1059	20 Jan 2021	Application form (PDF, 1.2MB) Supporting information (PDF, 4.0MB) Appendix D – Towrie MSES – ecological report (PDF, 14.8MB) Appendix E – Towrie water resources assessment (PDF, 23.2MB) Appendix F (Part A) – Eastern Queensland hydraulic fracturing risk assessment (PDF, 45.8MB) Appendix F (Part B) – Eastern Queensland hydraulic fracturing risk assessment (PDF, 157.3MB) Appendix G Chemical risk assessment framework (PDF, 26.5MB) Information request response (PDF, 576.2KB)

^ top