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Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance

Cosmos

Cosmos is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Igo LIMIted 100%, on 39 current tenements held by BHP YAKABINDIE NICKEL PTY LTD; IGO COSMOS PTY LTD; TEC DESERT NO.2 PTY LTD; TEC DESERT PTY LTD. Commodities: Nickel, Copper, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium.

MINEDEX project
J02247
Stage
Care and Maintenance
Owners (MINEDEX)
Igo LIMIted 100%
Tenement holders
BHP YAKABINDIE NICKEL PTY LTD
IGO COSMOS PTY LTD
TEC DESERT NO.2 PTY LTD
TEC DESERT PTY LTD
Parent groups
BHP
IGO
TransAlta
Commodities
Nickel, Copper, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium
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

Production recorded in MINEDEX

CommodityLatest yearThat yearAll recorded
Nickel200113 kt16 kt
Copper2001485 t602 t
Cobalt2001212 t261 t

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

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
Australian Nickel Investments Pty Ltd - Cosmos Nickel Project - ( -3 )IGO COSMOS Pty Ltd30 October 2019Australian Nickel Investments Pty Ltd - Cosmos Nickel Project - Revised Mining Proposal (M2027
COSMOS NICKEL PROJECT - DEC 16Western Areas Ltd11 April 2017MINE CLOSURE PLAN - COSMOS NICKEL PROJECT - DEC 162027
for Construction of Water Management Pond 8IGO FORRESTANIA Limited8 February 2017Mining Proposal Addendum/Amendment for Construction of Water Management Pond 82027
Expansion of Water Management Ponds at Cosmos Nickel Operation W.A.Xstrata Nickel Australasia Operations Pty Limited18 May 2012Expansion of Water Management Ponds at Cosmos Nickel Operation W.A.2013
KATHLEEN VALLEY PROJECT bRAMELIUS RESOURCES Limited21 June 2019KATHLEEN VALLEY PROJECT MINE CLOSURE PLAN VERSION 5b

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 36/127
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted19 April 2031Nickel, Copper, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Platinum604
M 36/180
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted3 July 2032Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium535
M 36/212
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted1 July 2033Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium155
M 36/302
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted25 May 2036Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium768
M 36/303
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted28 September 2036Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium696
M 36/305
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted4 August 2036Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium754
M 36/329
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted4 January 2043Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium133
M 36/330
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted4 January 2043Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium657
M 36/332
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted4 September 2037Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium111
M 36/349
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted3 March 2041Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium794
M 36/365
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted3 May 2041Copper, Nickel, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Platinum22
M 36/371
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted3 March 2041Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium769
M 36/375
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted3 March 2041Gold, Silver, Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum683
M 36/376
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted3 May 2041Gold, Silver, Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum121
M 36/377
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted3 March 2041Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium568
M 36/441
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted3 May 2041Nickel, Copper, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Platinum677
M 36/632
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted6 March 2027Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium362
M 36/633
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted6 March 2027Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium658
M 36/659
Mining lease
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted22 February 2028Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium423
L 36/42
Miscellaneous licence
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted27 May 2027Nickel168
L 36/68
Miscellaneous licence
BHP YAKABINDIE NICKEL PTY LTDGranted23 April 2031Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium0
L 36/69
Miscellaneous licence
BHP YAKABINDIE NICKEL PTY LTDGranted23 April 2031Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium0
L 36/70
Miscellaneous licence
BHP YAKABINDIE NICKEL PTY LTDGranted23 April 2031Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium0
L 36/71
Miscellaneous licence
BHP YAKABINDIE NICKEL PTY LTDGranted23 April 2031Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium0
L 36/78
Miscellaneous licence
BHP YAKABINDIE NICKEL PTY LTDGranted23 April 2031Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium0
L 36/94
Miscellaneous licence
BHP YAKABINDIE NICKEL PTY LTDGranted16 December 2028Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium117
L 36/95
Miscellaneous licence
BHP YAKABINDIE NICKEL PTY LTDGranted16 December 2028Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium100
L 36/118
Miscellaneous licence
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted10 March 2029Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium14
L 36/119
Miscellaneous licence
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted10 March 2029Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium30
L 36/145
Miscellaneous licence
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted1 February 2043Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium23
L 36/148
Miscellaneous licence
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted22 November 2042Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium7
L 36/159
Miscellaneous licence
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted19 July 2043Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium19
L 36/171
Miscellaneous licence
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted23 March 2045Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium0
L 36/172
Miscellaneous licence
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted23 March 2045Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium43
L 36/175
Miscellaneous licence
TEC DESERT NO.2 PTY LTD; TEC DESERT PTY LTDGranted6 June 2034Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium377
L 36/189
Miscellaneous licence
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted15 August 2027Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium100
L 36/194
Miscellaneous licence
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted16 October 2027Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium74
L 36/199
Miscellaneous licence
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted1 March 2028Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium18
L 36/225
Miscellaneous licence
IGO COSMOS PTY LTDGranted30 June 2041Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Gold, Silver, Platinum21