Data as at 2 October 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers
Queensland exploration permit for minerals
EPM 29039 · Miles North Bentonite
EPM 29039 (Miles North Bentonite) is a Queensland exploration permit for minerals held by BENTONITE INDUSTRIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. Status granted, granted 9 September 2025, expires 8 September 2030. 23,037 ha in the Surat Basin area. Commodities: All minerals except coal. Environmental authority P-EA-100670506.
- Type
- Exploration permit for minerals
- Status
- Granted
- Project or name
- Miles North Bentonite
- Lodged
- 16 May 2024
- Granted
- 9 September 2025
- Expires
- 8 September 2030
- Area
- 23,037.22 hectares (230.4 km²)
- Region
- Surat Basin
- Commodities
- All minerals except coal
- Native title
- Granted with Native Title Protection Conditions
- Environmental authority
- P-EA-100670506 Granted
- Geological Survey data
- 247 company reports, 53 boreholes within or naming this tenure
- Location
- -26.3651, 149.90109 (centre)