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ERAs opening for submission in September 2026

Areas relinquished from exploration licences must be advertised as Exploration Release Areas (ERAs), with a moratorium period of at least two months. The following ERAs will open for applications on 7 September 2026:

ERALocationFormer LicenceFormer Holder
ERA1273Eddy CreekEL1/2011Cresswell's Transport Pty Ltd
ERA1275Donalds RoadEL9/2020Cresswell's Transport Pty Ltd
ERA1276Keith RiverEL2/2022Tasmanian Magnesite Pty Ltd
ERA1277River LevenEL15/2022Georgina Resources Pty Ltd
ERA1278Mount SorellEL10/2018Reid R O + Koster B W

The approval of ERA applications is a competitive process. Information submitted to the assessment panel is held in confidence. Click here to find out what the assessment panel looks for when making their recommendations.