MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 12 November 2026 · from Queensland Government mining tenure registers
Queensland exploration permit for minerals
EPM 29512 · Varanus
EPM 29512 (Varanus) is a Queensland exploration permit for minerals held by YABBY CREEK MINERALS PTY LTD (Yabby Creek Minerals group). Status granted, granted 11 September 2026, expires 10 September 2031. 30,854 ha in the Esk Basin area. Commodities: All minerals except coal. Environmental authority P-EA-101135418.
- Type
- Exploration permit for minerals
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Yabby Creek Minerals (the holder itself)
- Project or name
- Varanus
- Lodged
- 28 April 2026
- Granted
- 11 September 2026
- Expires
- 10 September 2031
- Area
- 30,853.85 hectares (308.5 km²)
- Region
- Esk Basin
- Commodities
- All minerals except coal
- Native title
- Land subject to Native Title is excluded from the permit area
- Environmental authority
- P-EA-101135418 Granted
- Geological Survey data
- 2 drill holes, 131 company reports within or naming this tenure
- Location
- -25.81508, 151.80107 (centre)