Data as at 2 October 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers
Queensland exploration permit for minerals
EPM 28074 · Silica Australia
EPM 28074 (Silica Australia) is a Queensland exploration permit for minerals held by SILICA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. Status granted, granted 9 March 2026, expires 8 March 2031. 6,380 ha in the Carpentaria Basin area. Commodities: All minerals except coal. Environmental authority P-EA-100176119.
- Type
- Exploration permit for minerals
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- SILICA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
- Project or name
- Silica Australia
- Lodged
- 8 October 2021
- Granted
- 9 March 2026
- Expires
- 8 March 2031
- Area
- 6,380.26 hectares (63.8 km²)
- Region
- Carpentaria Basin
- Commodities
- All minerals except coal
- Native title
- Section 31 Agreement
- Environmental authority
- P-EA-100176119 Granted
- Geological Survey data
- 8 company reports within or naming this tenure
- Location
- -11.00683, 142.15946 (centre)