Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Parent group · Western Australia

Covalent Lithium JV (Wesfarmers 50%, SQM 50%)

Covalent Lithium JV (Wesfarmers 50%, SQM 50%) group: 34 current Western Australian mining tenements (1 mining lease, 10 general purpose leases, 15 miscellaneous licences, 7 exploration licences, 1 prospecting licence) covering 9,808 hectares, held through 3 holders; 3 MINEDEX projects.

34tenements

9,808hectares

3projects

3EPA statements

2closure plans

Open Covalent Lithium JV (Wesfarmers 50%, SQM 50%) in the MCF Mining Index All holders

Holders in the group

Projects (MINEDEX)

Project	Stage	Owners (MINEDEX)	Its tenements
Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	Operating	Wesfarmers Limited 50%; a private holder 50%; Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd	23
Mt Holland Gold / Kidman	Shut	MH Gold Pty Ltd 100%; Montague Resources Australia Pty Ltd; Kidman Resources Limited	7
Bounty Nickel	Not Applicable	Convergent Minerals 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
Earl Grey Lithium Minor and Preliminary Works M77/1066, G77/129, G77/130, G77/131, G77/136, L77/205, L77/208, L77/271	COVALENT LITHIUM Pty Ltd	27 August 2019	Earl Grey Lithium Minor and Preliminary Works Mining Proposal M77/1066, G77/129, G77/130,
Recommencement of Mining - Mt Holland Project	Convergent Minerals Limited	15 May 2015	Mining Proposal - Recommencement of Mining - Mt Holland Project

EPA Ministerial Statements over its ground

Statement	Proposal	Date	Status
MS 1279	Earl Grey Lithium Project, Life of Mine Proposal	7 October 2026	in force
MS 1199	Earl Grey Lithium Project (Revised Proposal)	23 November 2022	superseded
MS 1118	Earl Grey Lithium Project	21 November 2019	superseded

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Project	Hectares
M 77/1066 Mining lease	MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	12 December 2046	Gold, Lithium, Silver, Tantalum, Nickel	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	996
G 77/109 General purpose lease	MH GOLD PTY LTD	Granted	15 December 2046	Gold, Silver	Mt Holland Gold / Kidman	54
G 77/129 General purpose lease	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	4 October 2038	Lithium, Tantalum, Gold, Silver	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	182
G 77/130 General purpose lease	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	4 October 2038	Lithium, Tantalum, Gold	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	28
G 77/132 General purpose lease	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	28 January 2040	Gold, Lithium, Silver, Tantalum	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	90
G 77/133 General purpose lease	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	28 January 2040	Gold, Lithium, Silver, Tantalum	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	11
G 77/134 General purpose lease	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	17 April 2040	Lithium, Gold, Tantalum	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	30
G 77/136 General purpose lease	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	17 July 2040	Lithium, Tantalum, Gold	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	11
G 77/137 General purpose lease	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	18 February 2042	Lithium, Tantalum, Gold	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	210
G 77/140 General purpose lease	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	9 February 2047	Lithium	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	278
G 77/141 General purpose lease	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	9 February 2047	Lithium	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	995
L 77/199 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	12 October 2027	Lithium, Tantalum, Gold	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	4
L 77/200 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	4 April 2034	Lithium, Gold	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	21
L 77/205 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	4 April 2034	Gold, Silver	Mt Holland Gold / Kidman	30
L 77/207 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	4 April 2034	Lithium, Tantalum, Gold	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	67
L 77/208 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	4 April 2034	Lithium, Tantalum, Gold, Silver	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	20
L 77/295 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	21 October 2039	Lithium, Tantalum, Gold	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	131
L 77/296 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	9 December 2039			9
L 77/298 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	14 January 2040			10
L 77/301 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	21 January 2042	Lithium, Tantalum, Gold	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	46
L 77/302 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	14 September 2041			2
L 77/313 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	26 October 2041	Lithium, Tantalum, Gold	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	356
L 77/322 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	21 January 2042	Lithium, Tantalum, Gold	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	5
L 77/323 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	8 April 2042	Lithium, Tantalum, Gold	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	1
L 77/363 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	18 February 2046	Lithium, Tantalum	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	3
L 77/364 Miscellaneous licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	22 October 2046	Lithium, Tantalum	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	11
E 77/1400 Exploration licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	26 May 2028	Lithium	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	281
E 77/2011 Exploration licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD	Granted	7 October 2026			512
E 77/2080 Exploration licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD	Granted	9 July 2027			205
E 77/2099 Exploration licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	1 May 2028	Lithium, Gold	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	704
E 77/2167 Exploration licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	17 June 2028			2,013
E 77/2188 Exploration licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD	Granted	6 October 2026			687
E 77/2625 Exploration licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD	Application				1,740
P 77/4485 Prospecting licence	MH GOLD PTY LTD	Granted	24 July 2027			65