Data as at 2 October 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers
Queensland exploration permit for minerals
EPM 29229 · Wondoo
EPM 29229 (Wondoo) is a Queensland exploration permit for minerals held by RIO TINTO EXPLORATION PTY LIMITED (Rio Tinto group). Status granted, granted 28 July 2026, expires 27 July 2031. 12,084 ha in the Carpentaria Basin area. Commodities: All minerals except coal. Environmental authority P-EA-100860483.
- Type
- Exploration permit for minerals
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Rio Tinto
- Project or name
- Wondoo
- Lodged
- 24 April 2025
- Granted
- 28 July 2026
- Expires
- 27 July 2031
- Area
- 12,084.04 hectares (120.8 km²)
- Region
- Carpentaria Basin
- Commodities
- All minerals except coal
- Native title
- Granted with Native Title Protection Conditions
- Environmental authority
- P-EA-100860483 Granted
- Geological Survey data
- 9 company reports within or naming this tenure
- Location
- -17.44016, 143.70111 (centre)