MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance
Butcherbird - Yanneri Ridge
Butcherbird - Yanneri Ridge is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Element 25 Limited 100%; Butcherbird Operations Pty Ltd, on 9 current tenements held by BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD; ELEMENT 25 LIMITED. Commodities: Manganese, Copper, Cobalt, Silver, Lead, Zinc.
- MINEDEX project
- J00733
- Stage
- Care and Maintenance
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Element 25 Limited 100%; Butcherbird Operations Pty Ltd
- Tenement holders
- BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD
ELEMENT 25 LIMITED - Parent groups
- Element 25
- Commodities
- Manganese, Copper, Cobalt, Silver, Lead, Zinc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 274 Mt at 10.0%, 27.4 Mt contained | 101 Mt at 10.4%, 10.5 Mt contained | 22 January 2025 |
| Iron | 36 Mt at 12.5%, 4.5 Mt contained | — | 12 October 2017 |
| Phosphorus pentoxide | 36 Mt at 0.31%, 110 kt contained | — | 12 October 2017 |
Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 52/1074 Mining lease | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 28 June 2041 | Manganese | 1,453 |
| L 52/215 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 2 September 2041 | 54 | |
| L 52/216 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 2 September 2041 | 48 | |
| L 52/217 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 2 September 2041 | 52 | |
| L 52/218 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 2 September 2041 | 38 | |
| L 52/220 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 3 December 2041 | 18 | |
| L 52/221 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 3 December 2041 | 41 | |
| L 52/225 Miscellaneous licence | BUTCHERBIRD OPERATIONS PTY LTD | Granted | 10 January 2043 | 153 | |
| E 52/2350 Exploration licence | ELEMENT 25 LIMITED | Granted | 12 April 2028 | Manganese, Copper, Cobalt, Silver, Lead, Zinc | 9,135 |