Royalties
Royalties are generated from mineral, coal, and petroleum extraction, sale, and disposal in NSW.
Royalties from mineral and petroleum resources are a key revenue source for the NSW Government. In 2021-2022, the NSW Government raised about $3.7 billion dollars from royalties, with coal providing about $3.5 billion dollars and minerals and petroleum about $200 million dollars. Royalties paid to the State are used to grow the NSW Generations Fund which will help lower the debt burden for future generations and enable the State to respond rapidly to future disasters.
The NSW Government has also set aside a portion of coal mining as part of the Royalties for Rejuvenation fund to ensure the sustainable future of coal mining communities.
Royalty rates table for minerals
| Mineral | Royalty rate |
|---|---|
| Agate | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Agricultural lime | 35 cents per tonne |
| Antimony | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Apatite | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Arsenic | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Asbestos | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Barite | 70 cents per tonne |
| Bauxite | 35 cents per tonne |
| Bentonite (including Fuller's Earth) | 70 cents per tonne |
| Beryllium minerals | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Bismuth | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Borates | 70 cents per tonne |
| Cadmium | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Caesium | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Calcite | 40 cents per tonne |
| Chalcedony | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Chert | 35 cents per tonne |
| Chlorite | 70 cents per tonne |
| Chromite | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Clay/shale | 35 cents per tonne |
| Coal | 8.2% of value of open cut coal
7.2% of value of underground coal 6.2% of value of deep underground coal |
| Cobalt | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Columbium | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Copper | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Corundum | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Cryolite | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Diamond | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Diatomite | 70 cents per tonne |
| Dimension stone | 70 cents per tonne |
| Dolomite | 40 cents per tonne |
| Emerald | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Emery | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Feldspathic materials | 70 cents per tonne |
| Fluorite | 70 cents per tonne |
| Galena | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Garnet | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Geothermal substances | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Germanium | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Gold | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Graphite | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Gypsum | 35 cents per tonne |
| Halite (incl. solar salt) | 40 cents per tonne |
| Ilmenite | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Indium | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Iron minerals | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Jade | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Kaolin | 70 cents per tonne |
| Lead | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Leucoxene | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Limestone | 40 cents per tonne |
| Lithium | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Magnesite | 70 cents per tonne |
| Magnesium salts | 40 cents per tonne |
| Manganese | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Marble | 70 cents per tonne |
| Marine aggregate | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Mercury | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Mica | 70 cents per tonne |
| Mineral pigments | 70 cents per tonne |
| Molybdenite | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Monazite | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Nephrite | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Nickel | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Niobium | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Oil shale | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Olivine | 70 cents per tonne |
| Opal | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Ores of silicon | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Peat | 70 cents per tonne |
| Perlite | 70 cents per tonne |
| Petroleum (onshore and offshore) | 10% of wellhead value (value less allowable deduction) |
| Phosphates | 70 cents per tonne |
| Platinum group minerals | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Platinum | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Potassium minerals | 70 cents per tonne |
| Potassium salts | 40 cents per tonne |
| Pyrophyllite | 70 cents per tonne |
| Quartz crystal | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Quartzite | 70 cents per tonne |
| Rare earth minerals | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Reef quartz | 70 cents per tonne |
| Rhodonite | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Rubidium | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Ruby | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Rutile | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Sapphire | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Scandium and its ores | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Selenium | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Serpentine | 70 cents per tonne |
| Sillimanate-group minerals | 70 cents per tonne |
| Silver | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Sodium salts | 40 cents per tonne |
| Staurolite | 70 cents per tonne |
| Strontium minerals | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Structural clay | 35 cents per tonne |
| Sulphur | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Talc | 70 cents per tonne |
| Tantalum | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Thorium | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Tin | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Topaz | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Tourmaline | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Tungsten and its ores | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Turquoise | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Vanadium | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Vermiculite | 70 cents per tonne |
| Wollastonite | 70 cents per tonne |
| Zeolites | 70 cents per tonne |
| Zinc | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Zircon | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
| Zirconia | 4% ex-mine value (value less allowable deductions) |
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