Mining Capital FundsMCF Mining Approvals Index

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

Parent group · Western Australia

Horseshoe Metals

Horseshoe Metals group: 13 current Western Australian mining tenements (3 mining leases, 5 miscellaneous licences, 5 exploration licences) covering 10,869 hectares, held through 1 holder; 2 MINEDEX projects.

13tenements
10,869hectares
2projects
0EPA statements
1closure plan
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Holders in the group

Projects (MINEDEX)

ProjectStageOwners (MINEDEX)Its tenements
Horseshoe LightsUnder DevelopmentHorseshoe Metals Ltd 100%; Murchison Copper Mines Pty Ltd; Melodygold Pty Ltd7
KumarinaShutHorseshoe Metals Ltd 100%; Murchison Copper Mines Pty Ltd2

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

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
HORSESHOE LIGHTS MINE PROJECTMURCHISON COPPER MINES Pty Ltd3 August 2023MINE CLOSURE PLAN - HORSESHOE LIGHTS MINE PROJECT - J00164

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesProjectHectares
M 52/27
Mining lease
MURCHISON COPPER MINES PTY LTDGranted15 January 2027CopperKumarina10
M 52/743
Mining lease
MURCHISON COPPER MINES PTY LTDGranted26 September 2042Copper, Gold, Silver, SE, MercuryHorseshoe Lights986
M 52/1078
Mining lease
MURCHISON COPPER MINES PTY LTDApplicationCopperKumarina317
L 52/42
Miscellaneous licence
MURCHISON COPPER MINES PTY LTDGranted23 May 2030Copper, Gold, SilverHorseshoe Lights0
L 52/43
Miscellaneous licence
MURCHISON COPPER MINES PTY LTDGranted23 May 2030Gold, Silver, CopperHorseshoe Lights2
L 52/44
Miscellaneous licence
MURCHISON COPPER MINES PTY LTDGranted23 May 2030Copper, Gold, SilverHorseshoe Lights4
L 52/45
Miscellaneous licence
MURCHISON COPPER MINES PTY LTDGranted23 May 2030Gold, Silver, CopperHorseshoe Lights3
L 52/66
Miscellaneous licence
MURCHISON COPPER MINES PTY LTDGranted6 February 2030Gold, SilverHorseshoe Lights28
E 52/3759
Exploration licence
MURCHISON COPPER MINES PTY LTDGranted24 February 20301,192
E 52/3939
Exploration licence
MURCHISON COPPER MINES PTY LTDGranted30 August 20261,525
E 52/4372
Exploration licence
MURCHISON COPPER MINES PTY LTDGranted25 September 2029Copper, Gold, SilverHorseshoe Lights6,471
E 52/4440
Exploration licence
MURCHISON COPPER MINES PTY LTDGranted28 April 2030309
E 52/4456
Exploration licence
MURCHISON COPPER MINES PTY LTDGranted11 June 203021