Western Victorian areas to open for minerals exploration

More ground will soon be available for Minerals Exploration Licence applications in an area with copper, other base metals and minerals sands potential.

More ground will soon be available for Minerals Exploration Licence applications in an area with copper, other base metals and minerals sands potential.

Through the 2018 Stavely Ground Release, 11 large blocks of land with a temporary hold on minerals activity were offered to the market and six blocks were awarded.

The remaining area, which totals over 11,000 square kilometres, covers parts of the Wimmera as well as areas north and east of Hamilton and around Mortlake. It will be available for minerals exploration licence applications from 2 May 2022.

For further information, visit Stavely Minerals Exploration Initiative.