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

Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance

Mt Belches

Mt Belches is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by not recorded, on 2 current tenements held by LITHCO NO.2 PTY LTD. Commodities: Tantalum, Lithium, Tin.

MINEDEX project: J02324
Stage: Care and Maintenance
Owners (MINEDEX): not recorded
Tenement holders: LITHCO NO.2 PTY LTD
Parent groups: Mineral Resources
Commodities: Tantalum, Lithium, Tin
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

Mine closure plans

Site	Operator	Latest plan approved	Plan (PDF on GeoDocs)	Closure year
Bald Hill Tantalum-Lithium Project Expansion of the existing Bald Hill mining operations. Tenements: M15/400, G15/28, L15/348, L15/384, L15/366, L15/365, M15/1305, M15/1308. Rev1 Date .Bald Hill Tantalum-Lithium Project Expansion of the existing Bald Hill mining operations. Tenements: M15/400, G15/28, L15/348, L15/384, M15/1305, M15/1308. Rev1 Date .	ALITA RESOURCES Limited	8 September 2020	Bald Hill Tantalum-Lithium Project Mining Proposal Expansion of the existing Bald Hill min

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Hectares
M 15/1305 Mining lease	LITHCO NO.2 PTY LTD	Granted	28 December 2042	Tantalum, Lithium, Tin	98
M 15/1308 Mining lease	LITHCO NO.2 PTY LTD	Granted	28 December 2042	Tantalum, Lithium, Tin	92