Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Parent group · Western Australia
Charger Metals
Charger Metals group: 10 current Western Australian mining tenements (1 mining lease, 1 retention licence, 8 exploration licences) covering 36,509 hectares, held through 3 holders; 5 MINEDEX projects.
10tenements
36,509hectares
5projects
0EPA statements
0closure plans
Holders in the group
- CHARGER METALS NL 9
- HAMPTON METALS PTY LTD 1
- MERCATOR METALS PTY LTD 1
Projects (MINEDEX)
| Project | Stage | Owners (MINEDEX) | Its tenements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darling Range / Yankuang | Shut | Yankuang Group Corporation Ltd 100% | 1 |
| Lake Johnston Pegmatite / Charger-LIT | Not Applicable | Charger Metals NL 100%; Poseidon Nickel Pty Limited; Lefroy Exploration Limited; Hampton Metals Pty Ltd | 4 |
| Coates Ni-Cu-PGE / Charger | Not Applicable | Charger Metals NL 85%; Livium Ltd 15%; Mercator Metals Pty Ltd | 1 |
| Lake Johnston Gold | Not Applicable | Charger Metals NL 100% | 1 |
| Lake Johnston Nickel | Not Applicable | Charger Metals NL 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.
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Project | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 63/691 Mining lease | CHARGER METALS NL | Application | 3,630 | |||
| R 70/59 Retention licence | CHARGER METALS NL; MERCATOR METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 3 October 2027 | Bauxite, Nickel, Copper | Darling Range / Yankuang | 1,691 |
| E 63/1722 Exploration licence | HAMPTON METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 March 2028 | Lithium | Lake Johnston Pegmatite / Charger-LIT | 11,296 |
| E 63/1809 Exploration licence | CHARGER METALS NL | Granted | 16 October 2027 | Lithium, Tantalum | Lake Johnston Pegmatite / Charger-LIT | 9,234 |
| E 63/1883 Exploration licence | CHARGER METALS NL | Granted | 19 December 2028 | Gold, Nickel, Lithium | Lake Johnston Gold | 2,287 |
| E 63/1903 Exploration licence | CHARGER METALS NL | Granted | 30 June 2029 | Lithium | Lake Johnston Pegmatite / Charger-LIT | 2,889 |
| E 63/2409 Exploration licence | CHARGER METALS NL | Application | 1,736 | |||
| E 63/2564 Exploration licence | CHARGER METALS NL | Application | 1,153 | |||
| E 63/2565 Exploration licence | CHARGER METALS NL | Application | 1,730 | |||
| E 63/2566 Exploration licence | CHARGER METALS NL | Application | 865 |
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