MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 12 November 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers
Queensland exploration permit for minerals
EPM 28456 · ERNESTINA PLAINS
EPM 28456 (ERNESTINA PLAINS) is a Queensland exploration permit for minerals held by LONGHORN RESOURCES PTY LTD (Longhorn Resources group). Status granted, granted 25 August 2025, expires 24 August 2030. 32,080 ha in the Eromanga Basin area. Commodities: All minerals except coal. Environmental authority P-EA-100261213.
- Type
- Exploration permit for minerals
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Longhorn Resources (the holder itself)
- Project or name
- ERNESTINA PLAINS
- Lodged
- 27 May 2022
- Granted
- 25 August 2025
- Expires
- 24 August 2030
- Area
- 32,079.50 hectares (320.8 km²)
- Region
- Eromanga Basin
- Commodities
- All minerals except coal
- Native title
- Granted with Native Title Protection Conditions
- Environmental authority
- P-EA-100261213 Granted
- Geological Survey data
- 12 drill holes, 16 company reports, 4 boreholes within or naming this tenure
- Location
- -20.49849, 141.25117 (centre)