MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance
Nifty
Nifty is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by CYPRIUM METALS Limited 100%; Nifty Copper Pty Ltd; Paterson Copper Pty Ltd, on 8 current tenements held by NIFTY COPPER PTY LTD; PATERSON EXPLORATION PTY LTD. Commodities: Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Manganese.
- MINEDEX project
- J00626
- Stage
- Care and Maintenance
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- CYPRIUM METALS Limited 100%; Nifty Copper Pty Ltd; Paterson Copper Pty Ltd
- Tenement holders
- NIFTY COPPER PTY LTD
PATERSON EXPLORATION PTY LTD - Parent groups
- Cyprium Metals
- Commodities
- Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Manganese
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | 138 Mt at 0.79%, 1.1 Mt contained | 94 Mt at 0.85%, 799 kt contained | 27 November 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | 2001 | 22 kt | 104 kt |
Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 1245 Woodie Continued Operations Project
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 45/1109 Mining lease | PATERSON EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 30 November 2041 | Copper, Lead, Zinc | 955 |
| M 271SA Mining lease (State Agreement) | NIFTY COPPER PTY LTD | Granted | 2 September 2034 | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | 23,391 |
| L 45/74 Miscellaneous licence | NIFTY COPPER PTY LTD | Granted | 19 November 2027 | Copper, Manganese | 169 |
| L 45/91 Miscellaneous licence | NIFTY COPPER PTY LTD | Granted | 14 May 2027 | Copper | 44 |
| L 45/102 Miscellaneous licence | NIFTY COPPER PTY LTD | Granted | 23 November 2042 | Copper | 64 |
| L 45/128 Miscellaneous licence | NIFTY COPPER PTY LTD | Granted | 18 August 2047 | Copper | 283 |
| L 45/143 Miscellaneous licence | NIFTY COPPER PTY LTD | Granted | 23 August 2047 | Copper | 299 |
| L 45/148 Miscellaneous licence | NIFTY COPPER PTY LTD | Granted | 1 June 2027 | Copper | 12 |