Run your own mineral & extractive titles — without guessing.
Plain-English guides for the people who hold the ground. One book per state and territory — the maze of legislation, forms, fees and deadlines turned into something you can manage yourself.
One guide for every state and territory — the first three release together.
The rules are public. Making sense of them isn't.
The rules for holding and keeping a mineral title are scattered across legislation, department pages, forms and fine print — and getting them wrong can cost you the ground itself. These guides gather all of it into one plain-English path per state, so you’re not ringing the department every time you need something deciphered.
Plain English, not paraphrased law
The answers already worked out, in language a first-timer can follow and a professional can trust — the terminology explained as you go, not assumed.
Flow charts throughout
The processes that matter drawn out as flow charts, so you can see exactly what happens next, what’s required of you, and by when — application to grant to renewal to expiry.
Checklists you work straight off
The obligations turned into practical checklists, so nothing slips through — forms, fees and deadlines gathered in one place instead of scattered across the fine print.
What's inside
“Holding, working and keeping mineral and extractive titles” — everything you need to hold, work and keep a mineral or extractive title in the Northern Territory, with the answers already worked out in plain English.
- ✓Plain-English walkthroughs of every title typeExploration Licence, ELR, Mineral Lease and the full extractive ladder — application to grant to renewal to expiry
- ✓Practical checklists you can work straight offSo nothing slips through the cracks
- ✓The administrative processes and deadlines that keep your title aliveGathered in one place
- ✓Native title, landholder relations and reportingExplained clearly, step by step
- ✓A plain-English glossaryDecoding the language of tenement management
- ✓A directory of the official sites and sources you’ll actually needWhere to find the forms, maps, data standards and current fees
Who it's for
- Explorers & miners holding or chasing ground and managing their own tenure.
- Quarry & extractive operators working the full extractive ladder.
- Prospectors running their own titles without a full-time legal team.
- Advisers & consultants who want one clear reference to hand a client.
Be first in line
The first guides are in final proofs now. Register your interest and you’ll be first to know the moment they’re ready — with launch pricing offered to the list before anyone else.
- Plain-English PDF
- Instant download at launch
- Current at publication
- Tax-deductible business tool
No spam — just your launch invite and the occasional note as new states land.
An edition for every jurisdiction
Resource law changes at the border. Each edition is written for its own state or territory, so you're never reading around rules that don't apply to you. The first three editions — Northern Territory, New South Wales and Queensland — release together, with the rest following. Each in its own colours, shown below.