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

Tenement holder · Western Australia

NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITED

NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITED holds 28 current Western Australian mining tenements (1 mining lease, 11 miscellaneous licences, 16 exploration licences) covering 100,902 hectares; part of the Northern Minerals group.

28tenements
100,902hectares
2projects
1EPA statement
1closure plan
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Parent group: Northern Minerals

Projects (MINEDEX)

ProjectStageOwners (MINEDEX)Its tenements
Browns Range Rare EarthsOperatingNorthern Minerals Limited 100%7
John GaltNot ApplicableNorthern Minerals Limited 100%; Northern Rare Earth Metals Pty Ltd3

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
BROWNS RANGE RARE EARTH PROJECT, PILOT PLANT TRIALNORTHERN MINERALS Limited24 September 2020BROWNS RANGE RARE EARTH PROJECT, PILOT PLANT TRIAL - MINING PROPOSAL - VERSION 2

EPA Ministerial Statements over its ground

StatementProposalDateStatus
MS 986Browns Range Rare Earth Project20 October 2014in force

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesProjectHectares
M 80/650
Mining lease
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted8 September 2046Rare earths, Yttrium, Dysprosium, TerbiumBrowns Range Rare Earths10,451
L 80/76
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted2 December 2035Rare earths, Yttrium, DysprosiumBrowns Range Rare Earths1,431
L 80/77
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted15 July 2035Rare earths, Yttrium, DysprosiumBrowns Range Rare Earths181
L 80/78
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted15 July 2035Rare earths, Yttrium, DysprosiumBrowns Range Rare Earths167
L 80/79
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted15 July 203543
L 80/107
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted18 August 20461,602
L 80/109
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted18 May 20462,251
L 80/110
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted25 May 204643
L 80/111
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted25 May 20461,756
L 80/113
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDApplication14
L 80/120
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted15 December 2045264
L 80/138
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDApplication0
E 80/4479
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted6 July 20273,235
E 80/4782
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted14 July 2026Rare earths, Dysprosium, Yttrium, TerbiumBrowns Range Rare Earths7,440
E 80/4967
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted5 September 2026Rare earthsJohn Galt3,264
E 80/5040
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted15 March 2027Rare earths, Yttrium, DysprosiumBrowns Range Rare Earths7,827
E 80/5041
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted15 March 2027Rare earths, Dysprosium, Yttrium, TerbiumBrowns Range Rare Earths8,566
E 80/5230
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted1 August 2029Rare earthsJohn Galt326
E 80/5260
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted1 June 20274,855
E 80/5261
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted2 June 20275,821
E 80/5367
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted30 May 2027324
E 80/5368
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted30 May 2027324
E 80/5369
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted30 May 2027647
E 80/5370
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted30 May 2027971
E 80/5418
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDGranted2 June 20273,878
E 80/6079
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDApplicationRare earthsJohn Galt1,632
E 80/6190
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDApplication28,732
E 80/6275
Exploration licence
NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITEDApplication4,856