Royalties
In NSW, royalty is payable for coal, petroleum and certain minerals.

Royalties are a key revenue source for the NSW Government. In 2021-22, coal provided about $3.5 billion in royalty and minerals and petroleum provided about $200 million.
Royalties go into consolidated revenue for allocation through the budget process. The NSW Government has set aside a portion of coal royalties for the Royalties for Rejuvenation fund.
Royalty rates
Value-based royalty
Value-based royalty is charged as a percentage of assessable revenue less allowable deductions.
Royalty rate | ||
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Petroleum |
onshore and offshore |
10% |
Coal |
Open cut coal |
8.2% |
Underground coal | 7.2% | |
Deep underground coal | 6.2% |
4% royalty rate | ||
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Agate |
Germanium |
Quartz crystal |
Antimony |
Gold |
Rare earth minerals |
Apatite |
Graphite |
Rhodonite |
Arsenic |
Ilmenite |
Rubidium |
Asbestos |
Indium |
Ruby |
Beryllium minerals |
Iron minerals |
Rutile |
Bismuth |
Jade |
Sapphire |
Cadmium |
Lead |
Scandium and its ores |
Caesium |
Leucoxene |
Selenium |
Chalcedony |
Lithium |
Silver |
Chromite |
Manganese |
Strontium minerals |
Cobalt |
Marine aggregate |
Sulphur |
Columbium |
Mercury |
Tantalum |
Copper |
Molybdenite |
Thorium |
Corundum |
Monazite |
Tin |
Cryolite |
Nephrite |
Topaz |
Diamond |
Nickel |
Tourmaline |
Emerald |
Niobium |
Tungsten and its ores |
Emery |
Oil shale |
Turquoise |
Galena |
Ores of silicon |
Vanadium |
Garnet |
Platinum |
Zinc |
Geothermal substances | Platinum group minerals |
Zirco |
Zirconia |
Fixed-rate royalty
35 cents a tonne | ||
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Agricultural lime |
Chert |
Gypsum |
Bauxite | Clay/shale | Structural clay |
40 cents a tonne | ||
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Calcite |
Halite (incl. solar salt) |
Magnesium salts |
Dolomite | Limestone | Potassium salts |
Sodium salts |
70 cents a tonne | ||
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Barite |
Magnesite |
Pyrophyllite |
Bentonite (including Fuller's Earth) |
Marble |
Quartzite |
Borates |
Mica |
Reef quartz |
Chlorite |
Mineral pigments |
Serpentine |
Diatomite |
Olivine |
Sillimanate-group minerals |
Dimension stone |
Peat |
Staurolite |
Feldspathic materials |
Perlite |
Talc |
Fluorite |
Phosphates |
Vermiculite |
Kaolin | Potassium minerals |
Wollastonite |
Zeolites |