Data as at 2 October 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers
Queensland exploration permit for minerals
EPM 28641 · Melinda Downs
EPM 28641 (Melinda Downs) is a Queensland exploration permit for minerals held by MATERRA METALS LIMITED. Status granted, granted 18 November 2024, expires 17 November 2029. 31,884 ha in the Carpentaria Basin area. Commodities: All minerals except coal. Environmental authority P-EA-100348911.
- Type
- Exploration permit for minerals
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- MATERRA METALS LIMITED
- Project or name
- Melinda Downs
- Lodged
- 10 October 2022
- Granted
- 18 November 2024
- Expires
- 17 November 2029
- Area
- 31,884.33 hectares (318.8 km²)
- Region
- Carpentaria Basin
- Commodities
- All minerals except coal
- Native title
- Granted with Native Title Protection Conditions
- Environmental authority
- P-EA-100348911 Granted
- Geological Survey data
- 11 drill holes, 86 company reports, 2 boreholes within or naming this tenure
- Location
- -19.8485, 140.46783 (centre)