Variscan Mines Limited focuses on the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral projects in Australia and Spain. The company explores for copper, gold, zinc, lead, and uranium deposits. It owns interests in the Novales/Udias project covering an area of 68.3 square kilometers located in the Basque-Cantabrian Basin; and the Guajaraz project covering an area of 1,530 hectares located in the Central Zone of the Iberian Massif. The company was formerly known as PlatSearch NL and changed its name to Variscan Mines Limited in January 2014. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Perth, Australia.