Data as at 2 October 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers
Queensland exploration permit for minerals
EPM 28948 · Paton Downs
EPM 28948 (Paton Downs) is a Queensland exploration permit for minerals held by GCM Corporation Limited. Status granted, granted 15 October 2024, expires 14 October 2029. 31,514 ha in the Georgina Basin area. Commodities: All minerals except coal. Environmental authority P-EA-100214516.
- Type
- Exploration permit for minerals
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- GCM Corporation Limited
- Project or name
- Paton Downs
- Lodged
- 6 November 2023
- Granted
- 15 October 2024
- Expires
- 14 October 2029
- Area
- 31,513.59 hectares (315.1 km²)
- Region
- Georgina Basin
- Commodities
- All minerals except coal
- Native title
- Granted with Native Title Protection Conditions
- Environmental authority
- P-EA-100214516 Granted
- Geological Survey data
- 5 company reports, 12 boreholes within or naming this tenure
- Location
- -23.13183, 140.07618 (centre)