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Petroleum exploration and mining permit and licence holders must carry out decommissioning activities and meet the full financial cost of those activities.
Find a summary about what is required and by when. For more detailed information see the legislation.
The government releases annual production data and revenue generated from royalties for the extraction of crown owned minerals.
This snapshot provides insights into how many minerals permit applications we received and how many application outcomes there were between 1 January and 31 March 2024.
A new mineral reservation over the Kermadec Arc has been declared for 18 months replacing a reservation that expires on 4 July 2024.
A 5 month sprint to resolve over 150 outstanding historical permit applications by the end of June has dropped the queue of applications received before 1 July 2023 by over 80%.
