Data as at 2 October 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers
Queensland exploration permit for minerals
EPM 28248 · Barra Sands Project
EPM 28248 (Barra Sands Project) is a Queensland exploration permit for minerals held by SILICA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. Status granted, granted 9 March 2026, expires 8 March 2031. 6,034 ha in the Carpentaria Basin area. Commodities: All minerals except coal. Environmental authority P-EA-100202124.
- Type
- Exploration permit for minerals
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- SILICA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
- Project or name
- Barra Sands Project
- Lodged
- 13 January 2022
- Granted
- 9 March 2026
- Expires
- 8 March 2031
- Area
- 6,033.63 hectares (60.3 km²)
- Region
- Carpentaria Basin
- Commodities
- All minerals except coal
- Native title
- Section 31 Agreement
- Environmental authority
- P-EA-100202124 Granted
- Geological Survey data
- 21 company reports within or naming this tenure
- Location
- -11.54851, 142.09277 (centre)