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

Parent group · Western Australia

Lynas Rare Earths

Lynas Rare Earths group: 24 current Western Australian mining tenements (4 mining leases, 6 general purpose leases, 8 miscellaneous licences, 3 exploration licences, 3 prospecting licences and mineral claims) covering 12,842 hectares, held through 2 holders; 2 MINEDEX projects.

24tenements
12,842hectares
2projects
2EPA statements
3closure plans
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Holders in the group

Projects (MINEDEX)

ProjectStageOwners (MINEDEX)Its tenements
Mt Weld REE / LynasOperatingLynas Rare Earths Limited 100%11
Mt Weld PhosphateNot ApplicableLynas Rare Earths Limited 100%3

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
TSF 3 and Production Expansion Mt Weld Rare Earth ProjectMt Weld Mining Pty Limited7 February 2018TSF 3 and Production Expansion Mining Proposal Mt Weld Rare Earth Project2031
Mt Weld Rare Earths Project Lynas Corporation Limited
Lynas Rare Earths Processing Facility - Kalgoorlie Mine Closure Plan (Version 1, Revision 1)LYNAS RARE EARTHS Limited

EPA Ministerial Statements over its ground

StatementProposalDateStatus
MS 1181Lynas Kalgoorlie Rare Earths Processing Facility1 February 2022in force
MS 476Proposed Rare Earths Mining and Beneficiation at Mt Weld, Laverton and Secondary Processing at Meenaar, near Northam (s46)26 May 1998superseded

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesProjectHectares
M 38/58
Mining lease
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted25 November 2026Rare earths, Niobium, Tantalum, Yttrium, Neodymium, PraseodymiumMt Weld REE / Lynas928
M 38/59
Mining lease
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted25 November 2026Rare earths, Niobium, Tantalum, Yttrium, Phosphate, ZirconMt Weld REE / Lynas857
M 38/326
Mining lease
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted26 November 2033Rare earths, Yttrium, Neodymium, Praseodymium, Dysprosium, NiobiumMt Weld REE / Lynas104
M 38/327
Mining lease
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted26 November 2033Rare earths, Niobium, Tantalum, Phosphate, Zircon, YttriumMt Weld REE / Lynas104
G 26/169
General purpose lease
LYNAS KALGOORLIE PTY LTDGranted8 October 2041Rare earthsMt Weld REE / Lynas134
G 26/173
General purpose lease
LYNAS KALGOORLIE PTY LTDApplication534
G 38/36
General purpose lease
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted3 July 2044Rare earthsMt Weld REE / Lynas57
G 38/37
General purpose lease
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted3 July 2044Rare earthsMt Weld REE / Lynas21
G 38/40
General purpose lease
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted20 March 2046Rare earthsMt Weld REE / Lynas688
G 38/42
General purpose lease
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDApplication570
L 26/294
Miscellaneous licence
LYNAS KALGOORLIE PTY LTDApplication8
L 38/98
Miscellaneous licence
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted19 November 2045Rare earthsMt Weld REE / Lynas64
L 38/224
Miscellaneous licence
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted13 August 2034Rare earthsMt Weld REE / Lynas217
L 38/327
Miscellaneous licence
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted23 February 20421
L 38/361
Miscellaneous licence
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted25 July 20451,051
L 38/362
Miscellaneous licence
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted11 June 20461,437
L 38/363
Miscellaneous licence
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted11 June 20461,877
L 38/378
Miscellaneous licence
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted15 May 20462,158
E 38/2224
Exploration licence
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDGranted16 August 2026Rare earthsMt Weld REE / Lynas570
E 38/3877
Exploration licence
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDApplication599
E 38/3951
Exploration licence
MT WELD MINING PTY LIMITEDApplication299
P 26/4546
Prospecting licence
LYNAS KALGOORLIE PTY LTDApplication197
P 26/4547
Prospecting licence
LYNAS KALGOORLIE PTY LTDApplication189
P 26/4548
Prospecting licence
LYNAS KALGOORLIE PTY LTDApplication176