Exploration overview

Located 20km from the city of Bendigo, Fosterville Gold Mine is the largest gold producer in the state of Victoria, Australia.

Fosterville Gold Mine holds a number of exploration licences across the Central Victorian region. These licences cover 2,243 square kilometres of land – with numerous brownfield and greenfield exploration targets.

Minerals Exploration in Victoria 2021

Learn more

Fosterville Gold Mine is committed to providing transparent information about our exploration activities:

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Minerals Exploration

Everything you need to know about our approach to minerals exploration.

Minerals exploration at FGM
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Managing Cultural Heritage

Understanding how Aboriginal cultural heritage is safeguarded during exploration.

Safeguarding cultural heritage

Resources for landholders

Below are some external links to tools and information about minerals resources and licensing in Victoria.

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Victorian Farmers Federation land access

Introduction to Victoria’s Mineral Resources is a collaboration between the Minerals Council of Australia and the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF).

VFF | Land access
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Resources
Victoria

Information for the community – including tools for landholders – provided by Resources Victoria (RV).

Resources Victoria
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Licences near me

View resource licences across Victoria via the link below. Simply enter an address or click on the map to find licences or permits in any part of the state.

Licences near me

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