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

Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance

Ant Hill - Sunday Hill

Ant Hill - Sunday Hill is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Mineral Resources Limited 100%; Mn Battery Minerals Pty Ltd, on 3 current tenements held by MN BATTERY MINERALS PTY LTD. Commodities: Manganese, Iron.

MINEDEX project: J00758
Stage: Care and Maintenance
Owners (MINEDEX): Mineral Resources Limited 100%; Mn Battery Minerals Pty Ltd
Tenement holders: MN BATTERY MINERALS PTY LTD
Parent groups: Mineral Resources
Commodities: Manganese, 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

Commodity	Resources	Reserves	Latest estimate
Iron	14 Mt at 24.4%, 3.3 Mt contained	—	20 November 2024
Manganese	14 Mt at 17.9%, 2.4 Mt contained	—	20 November 2024

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

Mine closure plans

Site	Operator	Latest plan approved	Plan (PDF on GeoDocs)	Closure year
ANT HILL / SUNDAY HILL - MANGANESE PROJECT	MINERAL RESOURCES Limited	9 April 2025	MINE CLOSURE PLAN - ANT HILL / SUNDAY HILL REVISION 4 - MANGANESE PROJECT - J00758
Variation Ant Hill Project East Pilbara Western Australia Dated 31	MESA MINERALS Limited	23 November 2015	Mining Proposal Variation Ant Hill Project East Pilbara Western Australia Dated 31 January

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Hectares
M 46/237 Mining lease	MN BATTERY MINERALS PTY LTD	Granted	5 November 2042	Manganese, Iron	728
M 46/238 Mining lease	MN BATTERY MINERALS PTY LTD	Granted	5 November 2042	Manganese, Iron	798
L 46/67 Miscellaneous licence	MN BATTERY MINERALS PTY LTD	Granted	26 April 2033	Manganese, Iron	219