Data as at 2 October 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers
Queensland exploration permit for minerals
EPM 8648
EPM 8648 is a Queensland exploration permit for minerals held by MOUNT ISA MINES LIMITED (Glencore group). Status granted, granted 13 February 1992, expires 12 February 2027. 4,813 ha in the Carpentaria Basin area. Commodities: All minerals except coal. Environmental authority EPSX00291813.
- Type
- Exploration permit for minerals
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- MOUNT ISA MINES LIMITED
- Parent group
- Glencore (subsidiary: Mount Isa copper and zinc operations)
- Lodged
- 16 December 1991
- Granted
- 13 February 1992
- Expires
- 12 February 2027
- Area
- 4,813.29 hectares (48.1 km²)
- Region
- Carpentaria Basin
- Commodities
- All minerals except coal
- Native title
- Granted before 1 January 1994
- Previous references
- 50791BRIS
- Environmental authority
- EPSX00291813 Granted
- Geological Survey data
- 38 drill holes, 50 company reports, 16 boreholes within or naming this tenure
- Location
- -20.45683, 140.67616 (centre)