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ML 5543 · QPD

ML 5543 (QPD) is a Queensland mining lease held by SOUTHERN CROSS OPERATIONS PTY LTD. Status granted, granted 31 October 1974, expires 31 October 2035. 13,482 ha in the Georgina Basin area. Commodities: Arsenic, Bismuth, Copper, Iron, Nickel, Lead, Antimony, Vanadium, Zinc, Phosphate, Silver, Thorium, Uranium. Environmental authority EPML00885513.

Type
Mining lease
Mineral - Prescribed
Status
Granted
Holder
SOUTHERN CROSS OPERATIONS PTY LTD
Project or name
QPD
Purpose
TRPLNT
Lodged
4 July 1974
Granted
31 October 1974
Expires
31 October 2035
Area
13,482.00 hectares (134.8 km²)
Region
Georgina Basin
Commodities
Arsenic, Bismuth, Copper, Iron, Nickel, Lead, Antimony, Vanadium, Zinc, Phosphate, Silver, Thorium, Uranium
Native title
Granted before 1 January 1994
Previous references
ML7830MTIS
Environmental authority
EPML00885513 Granted
Geological Survey data
861 drill holes, 63 company reports, 6 boreholes within or naming this tenure
Location
-21.7998, 139.95146 (centre)
Map
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