Environment Victoria safe climate co-ordinator Victoria McKenzie-McHarg said the licence was typical of exploration and mining projects across the state that "slip under the radar" every year.
She said Mantle Mining would likely be granted a mining licence after coal beds had been identified.
"Nobody goes around spending millions of dollars drilling holes in the ground for fun. They've got an expectation that if they find something, mining permits will follow," she said.
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