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ML 5543 · QPD

ML 5543 (QPD) is a Queensland mining lease held by SOUTHERN CROSS OPERATIONS PTY LTD (Mayfair Australia Corporation group). 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
Parent group
Mayfair Australia Corporation (known subsidiary)
Project or name
QPD
Purpose
mining the 13 listed commodities; also treatment plant or mill (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
846 drill holes, 63 company reports, 6 boreholes within or naming this tenure
Location
-21.79979, 139.95146 (centre)
Map
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