MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance
Golden Ridge Nickel
Golden Ridge Nickel is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Australian Nickel Company Limited 75%; Develop Global Limited 25%; Crest Investment Group 1 Limited, on 7 current tenements held by GOLDEN RIDGE NORTH KAMBALDA PTY LTD; NORTHERN STAR (HBJ) PTY LTD. Commodities: Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum group elements, Gold, Silver.
- MINEDEX project
- J02439
- Stage
- Care and Maintenance
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Australian Nickel Company Limited 75%; Develop Global Limited 25%; Crest Investment Group 1 Limited
- Tenement holders
- GOLDEN RIDGE NORTH KAMBALDA PTY LTD
NORTHERN STAR (HBJ) PTY LTD - Parent groups
- Northern Star Resources
- Commodities
- Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum group elements, Gold, Silver
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 0.22 Mt at 2.9%, 6,510 t contained | — | 28 November 2013 |
Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.
Production recorded in MINEDEX
| Commodity | Latest year | That year | All recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 2001 | 1,435 t | 22 kt |
Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 26/220 Mining lease | GOLDEN RIDGE NORTH KAMBALDA PTY LTD | Granted | 1 May 2030 | Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum group elements, Gold | 996 |
| M 26/222 Mining lease | GOLDEN RIDGE NORTH KAMBALDA PTY LTD | Granted | 1 May 2030 | Gold, Silver, Nickel, Copper | 607 |
| M 26/284 Mining lease | GOLDEN RIDGE NORTH KAMBALDA PTY LTD | Granted | 19 October 2031 | Nickel, Gold, Silver, Copper | 683 |
| M 26/285 Mining lease | GOLDEN RIDGE NORTH KAMBALDA PTY LTD | Granted | 19 October 2031 | Nickel, Copper, Platinum group elements, Gold, Silver | 551 |
| L 26/272 Miscellaneous licence | GOLDEN RIDGE NORTH KAMBALDA PTY LTD | Granted | 26 May 2036 | Nickel, Copper | 29 |
| E 26/139 Exploration licence | NORTHERN STAR (HBJ) PTY LTD | Granted | 29 November 2026 | Nickel, Gold, Silver, Platinum group elements | 917 |
| E 26/186 Exploration licence | GOLDEN RIDGE NORTH KAMBALDA PTY LTD | Granted | 25 July 2026 | Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Nickel | 3,866 |