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

Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance

Copernicus

Copernicus is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Zeta Resources Ltd 100%; Panoramic Resources Ltd; Savannah Nickel Mines Pty Ltd, on 2 current tenements held by SAVANNAH NICKEL MINES PTY LTD. Commodities: Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium.

MINEDEX project: J02731
Stage: Care and Maintenance
Owners (MINEDEX): Zeta Resources Ltd 100%; Panoramic Resources Ltd; Savannah Nickel Mines Pty Ltd
Tenement holders: SAVANNAH NICKEL MINES PTY LTD
Parent groups: Zeta Resources
Commodities: Nickel, Copper, 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

Resources and reserves

Commodity	Resources	Reserves	Latest estimate
Cobalt	0.53 Mt at 0.05%, 259 t contained	—	24 August 2016
Nickel	0.53 Mt at 1.3%, 6,849 t contained	—	24 August 2016
Copper	0.53 Mt at 0.90%, 4,795 t contained	—	24 August 2016

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
Copernicus Project - M80/540 and L80/52	COPERNICUS NICKEL MINES PTY LTD	5 May 2016	Mine Closure Plan - Copernicus Project - M80/540 and L80/52 Version 4

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Hectares
M 80/540 Mining lease	SAVANNAH NICKEL MINES PTY LTD	Granted	7 January 2029	Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium	129
L 80/52 Miscellaneous licence	SAVANNAH NICKEL MINES PTY LTD	Granted	19 March 2029	Nickel, Copper, Cobalt	140