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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Three Springs Talc

Three Springs Talc is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Imerys 100%, on 7 current tenements held by IMERYS TALC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.

MINEDEX project
J00913
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Imerys 100%
Tenement holders
IMERYS TALC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Parent groups
Imerys
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
Talc1.00 Mt at 100.0%, 1.0 Mt contained—1 August 1991

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
Talc2000164 kt3.6 Mt

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

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
THREE SPRINGS TALC PROJECTImerys Talc Australia Pty Limited23 January 2019MINE CLOSURE PLAN - THREE SPRINGS TALC PROJECT - J009132051

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 813 Silicon Project, Kemerton and Mine at Moora - Revised Proposal

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 70/101
Mining lease
IMERYS TALC AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted13 May 2026187
M 70/243
Mining lease
IMERYS TALC AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted29 August 2027201
M 70/608
Mining lease
IMERYS TALC AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted30 May 203284
M 70/918
Mining lease
IMERYS TALC AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted11 March 2038174
M 70/919
Mining lease
IMERYS TALC AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted11 March 2038260
G 70/169
General purpose lease
IMERYS TALC AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted22 January 20394
L 70/58
Miscellaneous licence
IMERYS TALC AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted21 October 20433