Data as at 2 October 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers
Queensland exploration permit for minerals
EPM 28741 · Longtail
EPM 28741 (Longtail) is a Queensland exploration permit for minerals held by MOUNT ISA MINES LIMITED (Glencore group). Status granted, granted 22 August 2024, expires 21 August 2029. 31,927 ha in the South Nicholson Basin area. Commodities: All minerals except coal. Environmental authority P-EA-100399231.
- Type
- Exploration permit for minerals
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- MOUNT ISA MINES LIMITED
- Parent group
- Glencore (subsidiary: Mount Isa copper and zinc operations)
- Project or name
- Longtail
- Lodged
- 9 March 2023
- Granted
- 22 August 2024
- Expires
- 21 August 2029
- Area
- 31,926.81 hectares (319.3 km²)
- Region
- South Nicholson Basin
- Commodities
- All minerals except coal
- Native title
- Section 31 Agreement
- Environmental authority
- P-EA-100399231 Granted
- Geological Survey data
- 83 drill holes, 42 company reports, 5 boreholes within or naming this tenure
- Location
- -19.64853, 138.40117 (centre)