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Data as at 12 November 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers

Queensland exploration permit for coal

EPC 2551

EPC 2551 is a Queensland exploration permit for coal held by NEW EMERALD ENERGY PTY LIMITED (New Emerald Energy group). Status granted, granted 22 October 2012, expires 21 October 2027. 95,295 ha in the Galilee Basin area. Commodities: Coal. Environmental authority EPSX00569913.

Type
Exploration permit for coal
Status
Granted
Holder
NEW EMERALD ENERGY PTY LIMITED
Parent group
New Emerald Energy (the holder itself)
Lodged
17 May 2011
Granted
22 October 2012
Expires
21 October 2027
Area
95,294.92 hectares (952.9 km²)
Region
Galilee Basin
Commodities
Coal
Native title
Land subject to Native Title is excluded from the permit area
Previous references
409/11
Environmental authority
EPSX00569913 Suspended
Geological Survey data
21 company reports, 8 boreholes within or naming this tenure
Location
-20.97347, 143.95947 (centre)
Map
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