Mining Capital FundsMCF Mining Approvals Index

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

Parent group · Western Australia

Encounter Resources

Encounter Resources group: 12 current Western Australian mining tenements (1 mining lease, 11 exploration licences) covering 237,478 hectares, held through 4 holders; 4 MINEDEX projects.

12tenements
237,478hectares
4projects
0EPA statements
0closure plans
Open Encounter Resources in the MCF Mining IndexAll holders

Holders in the group

Projects (MINEDEX)

ProjectStageOwners (MINEDEX)Its tenements
YeneenaNot ApplicableEncounter Resources Ltd 100%; Encounter Operations Pty Ltd; Encounter Yeneena Pty Ltd6
AileronNot ApplicableEncounter Resources Ltd 100%; Encounter Aileron Pty Ltd4
Yeneena MnNot ApplicableEncounter Resources Ltd 100%; Encounter Operations Pty Ltd1
Lamil Copper-GoldNot ApplicableEncounter Resources Ltd 100%; Encounter Paterson Pty Ltd1

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.

Recent changes

DateTenementChangeDetailHolder
13 October 2026E 45/26582027-08-08Expiry 8 Aug 2026 → 8 Aug 2027ENCOUNTER OPERATIONS PTY LTD

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesProjectHectares
M 80/661
Mining lease
ENCOUNTER AILERON PTY LTDApplicationNiobium, Rare earthsAileron6,925
E 45/2502
Exploration licence
ENCOUNTER OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted14 June 2027Zinc, Lead, Silver, CopperYeneena4,437
E 45/2657
Exploration licence
ENCOUNTER OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted8 August 2026Copper, ManganeseYeneena15,526
E 45/2658
Exploration licence
ENCOUNTER OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted8 August 2027Copper, CobaltYeneena9,498
E 45/2805
Exploration licence
ENCOUNTER OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted19 August 2026Copper, CobaltYeneena8,542
E 45/2806
Exploration licence
ENCOUNTER OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted19 August 2026CopperYeneena3,487
E 45/3768
Exploration licence
ENCOUNTER YENEENA PTY LTDGranted29 April 2028CopperYeneena14,899
E 45/4613
Exploration licence
ENCOUNTER PATERSON PTY LTDGranted23 August 2026Gold, Silver, Copper, Tungsten, ArsenicLamil Copper-Gold6,040
E 80/5169
Exploration licence
ENCOUNTER AILERON PTY LTDGranted7 January 2029Rare earths, Copper, Niobium, GoldAileron11,080
E 80/5469
Exploration licence
ENCOUNTER AILERON PTY LTDGranted3 September 2030Rare earths, NiobiumAileron53,185
E 80/5470
Exploration licence
ENCOUNTER AILERON PTY LTDGranted3 September 2030Niobium, Rare earths, CopperAileron61,110
E 80/5522
Exploration licence
ENCOUNTER AILERON PTY LTDGranted24 May 203142,748