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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Abydos

Abydos is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Atlas Iron Pty Ltd 100%; Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd; Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd, on 14 current tenements held by ATLAS IRON PTY LTD; ATLAS OPERATIONS PTY LTD; MACARTHUR IRON ORE PTY LTD; MT YORK OPERATIONS PTY LTD and others. Commodities: Iron, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Lithium, Tantalum.

MINEDEX project: J03432
Stage: Operating
Owners (MINEDEX): Atlas Iron Pty Ltd 100%; Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd; Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd
Tenement holders: ATLAS IRON PTY LTD
ATLAS OPERATIONS PTY LTD
MACARTHUR IRON ORE PTY LTD
MT YORK OPERATIONS PTY LTD
NGUNGAJU LITHIUM OPERATIONS PTY LTD
VENTUREX SULPHUR SPRINGS PTY LTD
Parent groups: Develop Global
Hancock Prospecting
Macarthur Minerals
Commodities: Iron, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Lithium, Tantalum
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
Iron	17 Mt at 56.9%, 9.6 Mt contained	3.90 Mt at 56.9%, 2.2 Mt contained	30 April 2021
Titanium dioxide	1.41 Mt at 0.11%, 1,493 t contained	—	30 April 2021

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)
Abydos Mine - Detailed	ATLAS IRON Pty Ltd	8 January 2025	MINE CLOSURE PLAN - Abydos Mine - Detailed Mine Closure Plan Version 4 - J03432
Miralga Creek	ATLAS IRON Pty Ltd	18 December 2024	MINE CLOSURE PLAN - Miralga Creek Mine Closure Plan, Revision 2 - J04392 - S0239436
200623_Sulphur Springs_Stage 1 Access Road Mining Proposal_Rev 2	VENTUREX SULPHUR SPRINGS Pty Ltd	19 October 2020	200623_Sulphur Springs_Stage 1 Access Road Mining Proposal_Rev 2
Venturex Sulphur Springs Copper Zinc Project ( ) M45/494, M45/653, M45/1001, L45/170, L45/173, L45/189	DEVELOP GLOBAL Limited	16 April 2014	Venturex Sulphur Springs Copper Zinc Project Mining Proposal (Version 2) M45/494, M45/653,

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 1134 Sulphur Springs Zinc-Copper Project

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Hectares
M 45/1179 Mining lease	ATLAS OPERATIONS PTY LTD	Granted	8 July 2031	Iron	1,724
M 45/1241 Mining lease	ATLAS IRON PTY LTD	Granted	28 October 2034	Iron	32
M 45/1282 Mining lease	ATLAS IRON PTY LTD	Granted	22 March 2042	Iron	1,598
G 45/340 General purpose lease	ATLAS IRON PTY LTD	Granted	2 March 2041	Iron	32
L 45/189 Miscellaneous licence	VENTUREX SULPHUR SPRINGS PTY LTD	Granted	19 November 2030	Iron, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver	1,804
L 45/204 Miscellaneous licence	ATLAS OPERATIONS PTY LTD	Granted	29 October 2030	Iron	560
L 45/207 Miscellaneous licence	ATLAS IRON PTY LTD	Granted	26 November 2030	Iron	45
L 45/284 Miscellaneous licence	ATLAS OPERATIONS PTY LTD	Granted	4 December 2033	Iron	787
L 45/285 Miscellaneous licence	ATLAS OPERATIONS PTY LTD	Granted	12 November 2033	Iron	836
L 45/369 Miscellaneous licence	ATLAS IRON PTY LTD	Granted	19 February 2036	Iron	58
R 45/5 Retention licence	ATLAS IRON PTY LTD	Granted	27 July 2028	Iron	605
E 45/2363 Exploration licence	NGUNGAJU LITHIUM OPERATIONS PTY LTD	Granted	30 April 2027	Gold, Iron, Silver, Lithium, Tantalum	6,267
E 45/4735 Exploration licence	MACARTHUR IRON ORE PTY LTD	Granted	20 November 2027	Iron	1,115
E 45/4917 Exploration licence	MT YORK OPERATIONS PTY LTD	Granted	23 November 2030	Copper, Gold, Silver, Iron	5,961