Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Parent group · Western Australia
Element 25
Element 25 group: 31 current Western Australian mining tenements (1 mining lease, 15 miscellaneous licences, 15 exploration licences) covering 248,149 hectares, held through 3 holders; 9 MINEDEX projects.
31tenements
248,149hectares
9projects
0EPA statements
0closure plans
Holders in the group
- BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD 16
- ELEMENT 25 LIMITED 15
- MONTAGUE GOLD PROJECT PTY LTD 1
Projects (MINEDEX)
| Project | Stage | Owners (MINEDEX) | Its tenements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butcherbird - Yanneri Ridge | Care and Maintenance | Element 25 Limited 100%; Butcherbird Operations Pty Ltd | 9 |
| Bulloo Downs | Shut | Element 25 Limited 100% | 2 |
| Butcherbird - Copper | Shut | Element 25 Limited 100% | 1 |
| Ilgarari Copper / Sipa | Not Applicable | not recorded | 2 |
| Mt Padbury Iron | Not Applicable | Sinosteel Ocean Capital Pty Ltd 100% | 1 |
| Beyondie Manganese | Not Applicable | Element 25 Limited 100% | 1 |
| Kumarina Manganese / Element 25 | Not Applicable | Element 25 Limited 100% | 1 |
| Gidgee - Montague Range Base Metals | Not Applicable | Gateway Mining Ltd 80%; Element 25 Limited 20% | 1 |
| Montague Lithium | Not Applicable | Gateway Mining Ltd 90%; Element 25 Limited 10%; Gateway Projects WA Pty Ltd; Estuary Resources Pty Ltd | 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 52/1074 Mining lease | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 28 June 2041 | Manganese | Butcherbird - Yanneri Ridge | 1,453 |
| L 45/871 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Application | 29 | |||
| L 52/211 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 8 January 2041 | 25,995 | ||
| L 52/215 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 2 September 2041 | Butcherbird - Yanneri Ridge | 54 | |
| L 52/216 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 2 September 2041 | Butcherbird - Yanneri Ridge | 48 | |
| L 52/217 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 2 September 2041 | Butcherbird - Yanneri Ridge | 52 | |
| L 52/218 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 2 September 2041 | Butcherbird - Yanneri Ridge | 38 | |
| L 52/220 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 3 December 2041 | Butcherbird - Yanneri Ridge | 18 | |
| L 52/221 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 3 December 2041 | Butcherbird - Yanneri Ridge | 41 | |
| L 52/225 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 10 January 2043 | Butcherbird - Yanneri Ridge | 153 | |
| L 52/254 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 13 May 2046 | 81 | ||
| L 52/255 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 13 May 2046 | 74 | ||
| L 52/256 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 13 May 2046 | 56 | ||
| L 52/257 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 13 May 2046 | 28 | ||
| L 52/275 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Application | 26 | |||
| L 52/276 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 26 February 2047 | 9 | ||
| E 52/1529 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Granted | 22 February 2027 | Iron | Mt Padbury Iron | 8,939 |
| E 52/2350 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Granted | 12 April 2028 | Manganese, Copper, Cobalt, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Butcherbird - Yanneri Ridge | 9,135 |
| E 52/3606 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Granted | 26 March 2029 | 4,048 | ||
| E 52/3706 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Application | 15,863 | |||
| E 52/3735 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Application | 21,788 | |||
| E 52/3769 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Application | 4,660 | |||
| E 52/3779 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Granted | 4 January 2028 | Manganese | Beyondie Manganese | 2,795 |
| E 52/3858 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Application | Manganese, Iron, Copper | Kumarina Manganese / Element 25 | 28,008 | |
| E 52/4064 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Application | Copper, Lead, Barium, Manganese, Zinc, Cadmium | Bulloo Downs | 42,691 | |
| E 52/4149 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Application | Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Cadmium, Zinc | Bulloo Downs | 42,691 | |
| E 52/4358 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Application | 5,608 | |||
| E 52/4625 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Application | 14,952 | |||
| E 52/4634 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Application | 13,131 | |||
| E 57/1060 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED; MONTAGUE GOLD PROJECT PTY LTD | Granted | 14 June 2028 | Copper, Nickel, Platinum group elements, Zinc, Lithium | Gidgee - Montague Range Base Metals | 3,949 |
| E 63/2429 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Application | 1,736 |
MCF Mining Approvals Index