Call for Tenders for Exploration Permits for Coal - Bowen Basin (CLR2019-1)

The Queensland Government has released five prospective coal areas in the Bowen Basin totalling approximately 458 km2 (147 sub-blocks) for Exploration Permits for Coal (EPC) via competitive tender with a cash bid component for coal exploration.

The Bowen Basin is the most important coal-bearing province in Queensland in terms of resources, coal types and current coal production. The northern Bowen Basin has long been explored for coal.

The Queensland Government has engaged with directly affected stakeholders including landowners, native title parties, overlapping resource tenure holders and local councils on areas scheduled for release within the QEP. Regional natural resource management groups along with agricultural, environmental, local government and industry peak bodies have also been engaged.

A preferred tenderer must meet environmental, native title and other approval requirements before an EPC may be granted for a term of five years under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (the MRA). Following grant, the EPC-holder will also need to complete land access and potentially other approval requirements before commencing on-ground exploration.

For detailed information on the specific goods / services sought under this tender, please review the "Specification Documents" in "Section 3 - Here is the detail".