MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance
Avalon
Avalon is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Wingstar Investments Pty Ltd 100%; Dragon Mountain Gold Limited, on 7 current tenements held by WINGSTAR INVESTMENTS PTY LTD. Commodities: Nickel, Cobalt, Gold.
- MINEDEX project
- J00461
- Stage
- Care and Maintenance
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Wingstar Investments Pty Ltd 100%; Dragon Mountain Gold Limited
- Tenement holders
- WINGSTAR INVESTMENTS PTY LTD
- Parent groups
- Wingstar Investments (Robert Gardner)
- Commodities
- Nickel, Cobalt, Gold
- Rehabilitation liability
- Its rehabilitation liability is in the MCF Mining Index (subscribers): the Mining Rehabilitation Fund estimate, its trend since 2014, company provisions and closure-plan costs
Resources and reserves
| Commodity | Resources | Reserves | Latest estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 170 Mt at 0.83%, 1.4 Mt contained | — | 31 December 2012 |
Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.
Production recorded in MINEDEX
| Commodity | Latest year | That year | All recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 2001 | 6,434 t | 14 kt |
| Cobalt | 2001 | 419 t | 839 t |
Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.
Mine closure plans
| Site | Operator | Latest plan approved | Plan (PDF on GeoDocs) | Closure year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Nickel Project | Norilsk Nickel Australia Pty Limited | 11 November 2016 | Avalon Nickel Project MCP August 2014 | |
| MINE CLOSURE PLAN - AVALON NICKEL OPERATIONS - J00461 | WINGSTAR INVESTMENTS Pty Ltd |
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 428 Bulong Nickel Cobalt Laterite Project
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 25/75 Mining lease | WINGSTAR INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | Granted | 27 March 2032 | Nickel, Cobalt, Gold | 639 |
| M 25/76 Mining lease | WINGSTAR INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | Granted | 27 March 2032 | Nickel, Cobalt, Gold | 965 |
| M 25/77 Mining lease | WINGSTAR INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | Granted | 27 March 2032 | Nickel, Cobalt | 988 |
| M 25/78 Mining lease | WINGSTAR INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | Granted | 27 March 2032 | Nickel, Cobalt, Gold | 996 |
| M 27/189 Mining lease | WINGSTAR INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | Granted | 15 December 2036 | Nickel | 722 |
| L 27/55 Miscellaneous licence | WINGSTAR INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | Granted | 30 October 2026 | Nickel | 62 |
| L 27/56 Miscellaneous licence | WINGSTAR INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | Granted | 24 November 2026 | Nickel | 72 |