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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Greenbushes Tantalum

Greenbushes Tantalum is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Global Advanced Metals Pty Ltd 100%, on 11 current tenements held by TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. Commodities: Lithium, Tantalum, Tin, Kaolin.

MINEDEX project
J00530
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Global Advanced Metals Pty Ltd 100%
Tenement holders
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Parent groups
Talison Lithium JV (Albemarle 49%, Tianqi 26.1%, IGO 24.9%)
Commodities
Lithium, Tantalum, Tin, Kaolin
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

CommodityResourcesReservesLatest estimate
Tantalum pentoxide192 Mt at 0.02%, 30 kt contained143 Mt at 0.02%, 26 kt contained30 June 2003
Kaolin—2.30 Mt at 30.0%, 690 kt contained9 September 1988

Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.

Production recorded in MINEDEX

CommodityLatest yearThat yearAll recorded
Kaolin2001480 t47 kt
Tin2001976 t13 kt

Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
GREENBUSHES OPERATIONS - MINERAL FIELD 01Talison Lithium Australia Pty Limited21 March 2017GREENBUSHES OPERATIONS - MINE CLOSURE PLAN 2016 - MINERAL FIELD 01

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 1111 Greenbushes Lithium Mine Expansion

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 01/2
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tantalum965
M 01/3
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tin, Tantalum995
M 01/4
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tantalum, Tin995
M 01/5
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tantalum, Tin995
M 01/6
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tantalum, Tin, Kaolin980
M 01/7
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tin, Tantalum993
M 01/8
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tantalum, Tin995
M 01/9
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tantalum, Tin993
M 01/10
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tantalum, Tin995
M 01/16
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted5 June 2028Tin, Tantalum, Lithium, Kaolin18
M 70/765
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted19 June 2036Lithium, Tantalum, Tin70