Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Parent group · Western Australia
Antares Metals
Antares Metals group: 22 current Western Australian mining tenements (11 mining leases, 11 exploration licences) covering 66,955 hectares, held through 5 holders; 6 MINEDEX projects.
22tenements
66,955hectares
6projects
1EPA statement
2closure plans
Holders in the group
- AML (RAVENSTHORPE) PTY LTD 7
- ANTARES METALS LIMITED 6
- CNN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD 5
- KILONOVA METALS PTY LTD 2
- PHANEROZOIC ENERGY PTY LTD 2
Projects (MINEDEX)
| Project | Stage | Owners (MINEDEX) | Its tenements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravensthorpe - First Quantum | Operating | First Quantum Minerals Ltd 70%; Posco Holdings Inc 30% | 1 |
| Carlingup - Nindilbillup | Shut | Antares Metals Limited 100%; First Quantum Minerals Ltd; Alpha FIne Chemicals Limited; Phanerozoic Energy Pty Ltd | 8 |
| Quinns Gold / CNN | Shut | Antares Metals Limited 100%; a private holder; Cue Minerals Pty Ltd | 3 |
| Austin - Quinns Base Metals | Not Applicable | Antares Metals Limited 100%; Cue Minerals Pty Ltd | 5 |
| RAV 8 - Phillips River | Not Applicable | Antares Metals Limited 100%; Alpha FIne Chemicals Limited; Medallion Metals Limited | 1 |
| Katanning Gold / Scorpion | Not Applicable | Antares Metals Limited 100% | 1 |
Rehabilitation liability
Its rehabilitation liability, per tenement and in total, is in the MCF Mining Index (subscribers): the Mining Rehabilitation Fund estimate, its trend since 2014, company provisions and closure-plan costs.
Mine closure plans
| Site | Operator | Latest plan approved | Plan (PDF on GeoDocs) | Closure year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAV 8 NICKEL PROJECT | MEDALLION METALS Limited | 19 June 2023 | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - RAV 8 NICKEL PROJECT - VERSION 1.0 - J04949 | |
| GREAT SOUTHERN OPERATIONS - RAV 8 MINERAL FIELD 74 | Silver Lake Resources Limited | 15 September 2016 | GREAT SOUTHERN OPERATIONS - MINE CLOSURE PLAN - RAV 8 MINERAL FIELD 74 - FEBRUARY 2016 |
EPA Ministerial Statements over its ground
| Statement | Proposal | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS 716 | Phillips River Gold Project | 22 March 2006 | in force |
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Project | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 51/532 Mining lease | CNN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | Granted | 7 February 2037 | Gold, Silver | Quinns Gold / CNN | 19 |
| M 51/534 Mining lease | CNN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | Granted | 7 February 2037 | Gold, Silver | Quinns Gold / CNN | 9 |
| M 51/648 Mining lease | CNN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | Granted | 12 June 2027 | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Molybdenum | Quinns Gold / CNN | 744 |
| M 51/909 Mining lease | CNN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | Application | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Austin - Quinns Base Metals | 304 | |
| M 74/13 Mining lease | AML (RAVENSTHORPE) PTY LTD | Granted | 5 March 2027 | Nickel, Cobalt, Copper | Carlingup - Nindilbillup | 426 |
| M 74/82 Mining lease | AML (RAVENSTHORPE) PTY LTD | Granted | 18 August 2034 | Nickel, Cobalt | Carlingup - Nindilbillup | 763 |
| M 74/84 Mining lease | AML (RAVENSTHORPE) PTY LTD | Granted | 18 August 2035 | Nickel, Cobalt | Carlingup - Nindilbillup | 219 |
| M 74/85 Mining lease | AML (RAVENSTHORPE) PTY LTD | Granted | 18 August 2035 | Nickel, Cobalt, Copper, Zinc | Ravensthorpe - First Quantum | 986 |
| M 74/104 Mining lease | PHANEROZOIC ENERGY PTY LTD | Granted | 29 January 2039 | Nickel, Cobalt | Carlingup - Nindilbillup | 64 |
| M 74/106 Mining lease | AML (RAVENSTHORPE) PTY LTD | Granted | 1 July 2029 | Nickel, Cobalt | Carlingup - Nindilbillup | 509 |
| M 74/107 Mining lease | PHANEROZOIC ENERGY PTY LTD | Granted | 7 April 2030 | Nickel, Cobalt | Carlingup - Nindilbillup | 407 |
| E 20/1111 Exploration licence | ANTARES METALS LIMITED | Application | 21,286 | |||
| E 51/1157 Exploration licence | CNN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | Granted | 1 February 2023 | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Austin - Quinns Base Metals | 304 |
| E 51/1960 Exploration licence | KILONOVA METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 25 February 2031 | Zinc, Copper, Gold | Austin - Quinns Base Metals | 12,275 |
| E 51/2312 Exploration licence | ANTARES METALS LIMITED | Application | Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold | Austin - Quinns Base Metals | 1,218 | |
| E 51/2313 Exploration licence | ANTARES METALS LIMITED | Application | 609 | |||
| E 51/2314 Exploration licence | ANTARES METALS LIMITED | Application | 304 | |||
| E 51/2316 Exploration licence | ANTARES METALS LIMITED | Application | 304 | |||
| E 70/5637 Exploration licence | KILONOVA METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 12 April 2031 | Gold, Silver | Katanning Gold / Scorpion | 6,827 |
| E 70/6787 Exploration licence | ANTARES METALS LIMITED | Granted | 11 February 2031 | 16,770 | ||
| E 74/675 Exploration licence | AML (RAVENSTHORPE) PTY LTD | Granted | 21 April 2031 | Nickel | Carlingup - Nindilbillup | 1,209 |
| E 74/685 Exploration licence | AML (RAVENSTHORPE) PTY LTD | Granted | 10 June 2031 | 1,397 |
MCF Mining Approvals Index