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

Tenement holder · Western Australia

MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD holds 7 current Western Australian mining tenements (6 mining leases, 1 exploration licence) covering 7,073 hectares; part of the Covalent Lithium JV (Wesfarmers 50%, SQM 50%), Meeka Metals group.

7tenements

7,073hectares

4projects

3EPA statements

2closure plans

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Parent group: Covalent Lithium JV (Wesfarmers 50%, SQM 50%), Meeka Metals

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	4
Mt Holland South	Proposed	Meeka Metals Limited 100%; Forrestania Mining Pty Ltd	4
Mt Holland Gold / Kidman	Shut	MH Gold Pty Ltd 100%; Montague Resources Australia Pty Ltd; Kidman Resources Limited	3
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
Recommencement of Mining - Mt Holland Project	Convergent Minerals Limited	15 May 2015	Mining Proposal - Recommencement of Mining - Mt Holland Project
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,

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MS 1199	Earl Grey Lithium Project (Revised Proposal)	23 November 2022	superseded
MS 1118	Earl Grey Lithium Project	21 November 2019	superseded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 77/1065 Mining lease	MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	12 December 2046	Gold, Lithium, Tantalum	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	955
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
M 77/1067 Mining lease	MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	12 December 2046	Gold	Mt Holland South	978
M 77/1068 Mining lease	MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	12 December 2046	Gold	Mt Holland South	356
M 77/1080 Mining lease	MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	12 December 2046	Lithium, Gold, Tantalum, Silver	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	895
M 77/1333 Mining lease	MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Application				390
E 77/2244 Exploration licence	MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	Granted	21 September 2027	Lithium	Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM	2,502