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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Wodgina Mining Assets / Mineral Resources

Wodgina Mining Assets / Mineral Resources is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Mineral Resources Limited 50%; Albemarle Corporation 50%; Posco Holdings Inc; Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd, on 36 current tenements held by ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; ATLAS IRON LIMITED; ATLAS IRON PTY LTD; GLOBAL ADVANCED METALS WODGINA PTY LTD and others. Commodities: Tin, Tantalum, Lithium, Iron.

MINEDEX project
J00720
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Mineral Resources Limited 50%; Albemarle Corporation 50%; Posco Holdings Inc; Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd
Tenement holders
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD
ATLAS IRON LIMITED
ATLAS IRON PTY LTD
GLOBAL ADVANCED METALS WODGINA PTY LTD
WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTD
Parent groups
Global Advanced Metals
Hancock Prospecting
Wodgina JV (Albemarle 50%, Mineral Resources 50%)
Commodities
Tin, Tantalum, Lithium, Iron
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
Lithium oxide79 Mt at 1.1%, 884 kt contained105 Mt at 1.3%, 1.4 Mt contained30 June 2025

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
Tantalum pentoxide1996117 t714 t
Tin oxide19898.0 t56 t
Tin19961.0 t18 t

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

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
Wodgina Lithium ProjectMINERAL RESOURCES Limited27 August 2025Mining Proposal - S0231317 - Wodgina Lithium Project - Mining Proposal: Version 4.02027
Wodgina DSO Project , 159-LAH-PM-REP-0001ATLAS IRON Pty Ltd10 August 2017Wodgina DSO Project, Mine Closure Plan, 159-LAH-PM-REP-0001, Revision 1, April 2017

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 45/49
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted3 July 2026Tin, Tantalum, Lithium, Iron86
M 45/50
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted3 July 2026Tantalum, Tin, Lithium, Iron364
M 45/254
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted28 October 2029Lithium, Tantalum, Tin78
M 45/351
Mining lease
GLOBAL ADVANCED METALS WODGINA PTY LTDGranted18 May 2030Iron, Tantalum, Tin, Lithium361
M 45/353
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted18 May 2030Tin, Lithium, Tantalum35
M 45/365
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted9 October 2030Lithium, Tantalum, Tin206
M 45/381
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted11 July 2030Tantalum, Lithium, Tin287
M 45/382
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted11 July 2030Lithium, Tantalum, Iron58
M 45/383
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted11 July 2030Lithium, Tantalum, Tin110
M 45/886
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted21 March 2043Lithium, Tantalum, Tin7
M 45/887
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted21 March 2043Lithium, Tantalum, Tin, Iron30
M 45/888
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted21 March 2043Lithium, Tantalum, Tin13
M 45/923
Mining lease
GLOBAL ADVANCED METALS WODGINA PTY LTDGranted25 March 2043Iron, Lithium, Tantalum, Tin722
M 45/924
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted25 March 2043Lithium, Tantalum, Iron, Tin519
M 45/925
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted25 March 2043Lithium, Tantalum, Tin, Iron611
M 45/949
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted10 July 2043Lithium, Tantalum, Tin803
M 45/950
Mining lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted10 July 2043Tantalum, Tin, Lithium677
M 45/1188
Mining lease
ATLAS IRON LIMITEDGranted11 November 2030Iron, Lithium52
M 45/1252
Mining lease
ATLAS IRON PTY LTDGranted22 March 2037Lithium, Tantalum, Tin, Iron193
G 45/290
General purpose lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted21 January 2031Lithium, Iron, Tantalum, Tin10
G 45/291
General purpose lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted21 January 2031Lithium, Iron, Tantalum, Tin10
G 45/321
General purpose lease
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted4 October 2032Lithium, Tantalum, Tin, Iron296
L 45/9
Miscellaneous licence
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted3 July 2026Tin, Tantalum, Lithium12
L 45/58
Miscellaneous licence
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted8 December 2028Lithium, Tantalum, Iron, Tin92
L 45/64
Miscellaneous licence
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted17 May 2030Lithium1
L 45/93
Miscellaneous licence
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted24 March 2028Lithium, Tantalum, Tin135
L 45/105
Miscellaneous licence
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted31 May 2043Lithium, Tantalum, Tin1,678
L 45/108
Miscellaneous licence
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted28 June 2043Lithium1,570
L 45/437
Miscellaneous licence
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted10 April 2039Lithium732
L 45/441
Miscellaneous licence
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted20 November 2039Lithium1
L 45/443
Miscellaneous licence
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted4 November 2039Lithium196
L 45/451
Miscellaneous licence
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted4 February 2040Lithium2
L 45/452
Miscellaneous licence
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted4 February 2040Lithium6
L 45/501
Miscellaneous licence
WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted1 May 2044Lithium664
L 45/502
Miscellaneous licence
WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted12 August 2045Lithium720
R 45/4
Retention licence
ALBEMARLE WODGINA PTY LTD; WODGINA LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted20 July 2027Iron, Lithium2,464