Data as at 20 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Parent group · Western Australia
Arika Resources
Arika Resources group: 76 current Western Australian mining tenements (29 mining leases, 13 exploration licences, 34 prospecting licences and mineral claims) covering 45,059 hectares, held through 3 holders; 7 MINEDEX projects.
76tenements
45,059hectares
7projects
0EPA statements
2closure plans
Holders in the group
Projects (MINEDEX)
| Project | Stage | Owners (MINEDEX) | Its tenements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Bay | Care and Maintenance | Massive Metals Pty Ltd 80%; Kimberley Mining Australia Pty Ltd 19.7% | 3 |
| Kookynie / Arika | Care and Maintenance | Arika Resources Limited 100%; Kym Mining Pty Ltd; Wangkatja Tjungula Aboriginal Corporation Rntbc | 3 |
| Kookynie / Iris Metals | Proposed | Arika Resources Limited 100% | 11 |
| Kookynie Tailings Reprocessing | Proposed | Nex Metals Explorations Ltd 100%; Wangkatja Tjungula Aboriginal Corporation Rntbc | 1 |
| Yundamindra / Arika | Shut | Arika Resources Limited 100%; Sandstone Industries Pty Ltd; Kym Mining Pty Ltd; Paddick Investments Pty Ltd | 7 |
| Historic Gold - Niagara (40) | Shut | not recorded | 5 |
| Admiral Bay Area Coal | Not Applicable | Kagara Ltd 100% | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINE CLOSURE PLAN - YUNDAMINDERA TAILINGS REPROCESSING PROJECT - VERSION 4 - 2019 - J04589 | Nex Metals Explorations Limited | 21 August 2019 | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - YUNDAMINDERA TAILINGS REPROCESSING PROJECT - VERSION 4 - 2019 - J04589 | |
| Yundamindera Tailings Reprocessing | Sandstone Industries Pty Ltd | 3 March 2016 | Yundamindera Tailings Reprocessing Mine Closure Plan Version 2 - 2015 |
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Project | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 04/244 Mining lease | KIMBERLEY MINING AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | Granted | 20 March 2033 | Coal, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Admiral Bay | 795 |
| M 04/249 Mining lease | KIMBERLEY MINING AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | Granted | 20 March 2033 | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Coal, Barium, Copper | Admiral Bay | 843 |
| M 39/84 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD; NEX METALS EXPLORATIONS LTD | Granted | 28 October 2029 | Gold, Silver | Kookynie Tailings Reprocessing | 377 |
| M 39/274 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD; NEX METALS EXPLORATIONS LTD | Granted | 20 May 2034 | Gold, Silver | Yundamindra / Arika | 223 |
| M 39/406 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD; NEX METALS EXPLORATIONS LTD | Granted | 20 November 2028 | Gold, Silver | Yundamindra / Arika | 124 |
| M 39/407 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD; NEX METALS EXPLORATIONS LTD | Granted | 12 November 2028 | Gold, Silver | Yundamindra / Arika | 890 |
| M 39/408 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD; NEX METALS EXPLORATIONS LTD | Granted | 12 November 2028 | 782 | ||
| M 39/409 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD; NEX METALS EXPLORATIONS LTD | Granted | 12 November 2028 | Gold | Yundamindra / Arika | 954 |
| M 39/410 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD; NEX METALS EXPLORATIONS LTD | Granted | 5 March 2029 | Gold, Silver | Yundamindra / Arika | 975 |
| M 39/839 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD; NEX METALS EXPLORATIONS LTD | Granted | 1 July 2029 | Gold | Yundamindra / Arika | 7 |
| M 39/840 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD; NEX METALS EXPLORATIONS LTD | Granted | 1 July 2029 | 10 | ||
| M 40/77 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD; NEX METALS EXPLORATIONS LTD | Granted | 12 October 2030 | Gold, Silver | Kookynie / Arika | 119 |
| M 40/336 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 7 July 2037 | Gold | Kookynie / Iris Metals | 8 |
| M 40/353 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | Gold, Silver | Kookynie / Arika | 161 | |
| M 40/354 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | Gold | Kookynie / Iris Metals | 112 | |
| M 40/355 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | Gold | Kookynie / Iris Metals | 119 | |
| M 40/358 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 140 | |||
| M 40/361 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 80 | |||
| M 40/363 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 25 | |||
| M 40/364 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 66 | |||
| M 40/365 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 166 | |||
| M 40/366 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 176 | |||
| M 40/370 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 195 | |||
| M 40/372 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 139 | |||
| M 40/377 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 20 | |||
| M 40/379 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 197 | |||
| M 40/380 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 134 | |||
| M 40/382 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 9 | |||
| M 40/383 Mining lease | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 176 | |||
| E 04/1610 Exploration licence | KIMBERLEY MINING AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | Granted | 3 September 2027 | Lead, Zinc, Coal, Silver, Salt | Admiral Bay | 11,925 |
| E 29/1152 Exploration licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 25 April 2027 | 6,565 | ||
| E 39/2577 Exploration licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 7,469 | |||
| E 39/2607 Exploration licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 598 | |||
| E 39/2608 Exploration licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 1,195 | |||
| E 40/270 Exploration licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 12 July 2026 | 298 | ||
| E 40/348 Exploration licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 5 October 2027 | Gold | Kookynie / Iris Metals | 1,191 |
| E 40/390 Exploration licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 9 September 2030 | 2,087 | ||
| E 40/407 Exploration licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 25 April 2027 | 298 | ||
| E 40/456 Exploration licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 298 | |||
| E 40/457 Exploration licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 298 | |||
| E 40/468 Exploration licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 1,789 | |||
| E 40/486 Exploration licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Application | 298 | |||
| P 39/6498 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 2 February 2030 | 31 | ||
| P 39/6499 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 2 February 2030 | 7 | ||
| P 40/1331 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 8 April 2022 | Gold, Silver | Kookynie / Arika | 161 |
| P 40/1333 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 16 June 2022 | Gold | Kookynie / Iris Metals | 112 |
| P 40/1334 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 16 June 2022 | Gold | Kookynie / Iris Metals | 119 |
| P 40/1345 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 25 August 2022 | 140 | ||
| P 40/1379 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 1 June 2024 | Gold, Silver | Kookynie / Iris Metals | 80 |
| P 40/1383 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 25 August 2024 | 66 | ||
| P 40/1384 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 25 August 2024 | 25 | ||
| P 40/1385 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 7 November 2024 | Gold | Kookynie / Iris Metals | 172 |
| P 40/1386 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 7 November 2024 | 165 | ||
| P 40/1391 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 15 January 2025 | 195 | ||
| P 40/1400 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 28 February 2025 | 139 | ||
| P 40/1407 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 12 March 2025 | 10 | ||
| P 40/1413 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 15 March 2025 | Gold | Kookynie / Iris Metals | 4 |
| P 40/1419 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 6 July 2025 | 197 | ||
| P 40/1420 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 9 July 2025 | 134 | ||
| P 40/1430 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 19 July 2025 | 10 | ||
| P 40/1448 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 13 August 2025 | 9 | ||
| P 40/1463 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 12 June 2026 | 176 | ||
| P 40/1471 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 21 February 2027 | Gold | Kookynie / Iris Metals | 9 |
| P 40/1489 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 27 April 2029 | 152 | ||
| P 40/1494 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 3 July 2027 | Gold | Kookynie / Iris Metals | 81 |
| P 40/1499 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD; NEX METALS EXPLORATIONS LTD | Granted | 9 March 2028 | 8 | ||
| P 40/1500 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD; NEX METALS EXPLORATIONS LTD | Granted | 9 March 2028 | 6 | ||
| P 40/1502 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 1 April 2028 | 10 | ||
| P 40/1503 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 1 April 2028 | 6 | ||
| P 40/1505 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 9 March 2028 | 74 | ||
| P 40/1509 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 26 November 2028 | 116 | ||
| P 40/1535 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 26 January 2030 | 10 | ||
| P 40/1559 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 25 July 2026 | 135 | ||
| P 40/1563 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 19 September 2026 | 107 | ||
| P 40/1594 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 2 February 2030 | 14 | ||
| P 40/1595 Prospecting licence | KYM MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 2 February 2030 | 46 |
MCF Mining Approvals Index