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EPA Western Australia · Part IV approval

Ministerial Statement 476 · Proposed Rare Earths Mining and Beneficiation at Mt Weld, Laverton and Secondary Processing at Meenaar, near Northam (s46)

Western Australian EPA Ministerial Statement 476 (s45C change) for Proposed Rare Earths Mining and Beneficiation at Mt Weld, Laverton and Secondary Processing at Meenaar, near Northam (s46), proponent Ashton Rare Earths Pty Ltd, dated 26 May 1998. Superseded. Covers 11 current mining tenements.

Statement: Ministerial Statement 476
Proposal: Proposed Rare Earths Mining and Beneficiation at Mt Weld, Laverton and Secondary Processing at Meenaar, near Northam (s46)
Type: s45C change
Date: 26 May 1998
Proponent: Ashton Rare Earths Pty Ltd
Status: Superseded
Related statements: superseded by MS 1216
EPA assessment: 1194
Limits stated: development envelope 455 ha
Parent groups on its ground: Lynas Rare Earths
Read the statement: Statement (PDF, EPA) · Proposal page (EPA)

Tenements it covers

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Project	Hectares
M 38/58 Mining lease	MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITED	Granted	25 November 2026	Rare earths, Niobium, Tantalum, Yttrium, Neodymium, Praseodymium	Mt Weld REE / Lynas	928
M 38/59 Mining lease	MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITED	Granted	25 November 2026	Rare earths, Niobium, Tantalum, Yttrium, Phosphate, Zircon	Mt Weld REE / Lynas	857
M 38/326 Mining lease	MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITED	Granted	26 November 2033	Rare earths, Yttrium, Neodymium, Praseodymium, Dysprosium, Niobium	Mt Weld REE / Lynas	104
M 38/327 Mining lease	MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITED	Granted	26 November 2033	Rare earths, Niobium, Tantalum, Phosphate, Zircon, Yttrium	Mt Weld REE / Lynas	104
G 26/169 General purpose lease	LYNAS KALGOORLIE PTY LTD	Granted	8 October 2041	Rare earths	Mt Weld REE / Lynas	134
G 38/36 General purpose lease	MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITED	Granted	3 July 2044	Rare earths	Mt Weld REE / Lynas	57
G 38/37 General purpose lease	MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITED	Granted	3 July 2044	Rare earths	Mt Weld REE / Lynas	21
G 38/40 General purpose lease	MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITED	Granted	20 March 2046	Rare earths	Mt Weld REE / Lynas	688
L 38/98 Miscellaneous licence	MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITED	Granted	19 November 2045	Rare earths	Mt Weld REE / Lynas	64
L 38/224 Miscellaneous licence	MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITED	Granted	13 August 2034	Rare earths	Mt Weld REE / Lynas	217
E 38/2224 Exploration licence	MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITED	Granted	16 August 2026	Rare earths	Mt Weld REE / Lynas	570

Linked by MCF: tenement ids in the statement, else proponent and project name matched to MINEDEX, or a reviewed override.