MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance
Lanfranchi Tramways
Lanfranchi Tramways is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Black Mountain Metals LLC 100%; Cherish Metals Pty Ltd, on 16 current tenements held by CHERISH METALS PTY LTD. Commodities: Nickel, Copper, Cobalt.
- MINEDEX project
- J02900
- Stage
- Care and Maintenance
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Black Mountain Metals LLC 100%; Cherish Metals Pty Ltd
- Tenement holders
- CHERISH METALS PTY LTD
- Parent groups
- Black Mountain Metals
- Commodities
- Nickel, Copper, Cobalt
- 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 | 6.77 Mt at 2.0%, 134 kt contained | 0.21 Mt at 2.0%, 4,212 t contained | 31 December 2024 |
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 | 1992 | 183 t | 1,578 t |
Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 15/473 Mining lease | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 2 August 2032 | Nickel | 978 |
| ML 15/346 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2035 | Nickel, Copper | 120 |
| ML 15/347 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2035 | Nickel, Copper | 120 |
| ML 15/372 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2038 | Nickel, Copper | 119 |
| ML 15/377 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2038 | Nickel, Copper | 120 |
| ML 15/381 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2038 | Nickel, Copper, Cobalt | 120 |
| ML 15/383 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2038 | Nickel, Copper | 120 |
| ML 15/384 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2038 | Nickel, Copper | 119 |
| ML 15/385 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2038 | Nickel, Copper | 120 |
| ML 15/386 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2038 | Nickel, Copper | 120 |
| ML 15/387 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2038 | Nickel | 120 |
| ML 15/388 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2038 | Nickel | 120 |
| ML 15/389 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2038 | Nickel, Copper | 120 |
| ML 15/486 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2038 | Nickel, Copper | 120 |
| ML 15/487 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2038 | Nickel, Copper | 120 |
| ML 15/493 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | CHERISH METALS PTY LTD | Granted | 31 December 2038 | Nickel, Copper | 120 |