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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Nova-Bollinger

Nova-Bollinger is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Igo LIMIted 100%; Free CI Pty Ltd; Global Lithium Resources Limited, on 11 current tenements held by IGO NEWSEARCH PTY LTD; IGO NOVA PTY LTD; PONTON MINERALS PTY LTD. Commodities: Nickel, Copper, Cobalt.

MINEDEX project
J04167
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Igo LIMIted 100%; Free CI Pty Ltd; Global Lithium Resources Limited
Tenement holders
IGO NEWSEARCH PTY LTD
IGO NOVA PTY LTD
PONTON MINERALS PTY LTD
Parent groups
IGO
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

CommodityResourcesReservesLatest estimate
Cobalt2.70 Mt at 0.06%, 1,508 t contained—28 August 2025
Nickel2.70 Mt at 1.7%, 45 kt contained—28 August 2025
Copper2.70 Mt at 0.65%, 18 kt contained—28 August 2025

Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
Nova-Bollinger PROJECTINDEPENDENCE NOVA Pty Ltd15 February 2019MINE CLOSURE PLAN - Nova-Bollinger PROJECT - J04167
Nova ProjectIndependence Group NL1 September 2017Nova Project Mine Closure Plan
Stage 1 - Nova Nickel ProjectSirius Resources NL16 December 2014Stage 1 Mining Proposal - Nova Nickel Project
on L28/65 to L28/67 Part 1Independence Group NL22 July 2020Mining Proposal for Small Mining Operations on L28/65 to L28/67 Part 1

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 28/376
Mining lease
IGO NOVA PTY LTDGranted14 August 2035Nickel, Copper, Cobalt4,648
L 28/51
Miscellaneous licence
IGO NOVA PTY LTDGranted5 November 2035Nickel, Copper, Cobalt255
L 28/52
Miscellaneous licence
IGO NOVA PTY LTDGranted5 November 2035Nickel, Copper, Cobalt47
L 28/58
Miscellaneous licence
IGO NOVA PTY LTDGranted4 October 2038Nickel, Copper, Cobalt1,956
L 28/65
Miscellaneous licence
IGO NOVA PTY LTDGranted13 May 2041Nickel, Copper, Cobalt0
L 28/66
Miscellaneous licence
IGO NOVA PTY LTDGranted13 May 2041Nickel, Copper, Cobalt0
L 28/67
Miscellaneous licence
IGO NOVA PTY LTDGranted13 May 2041Nickel, Copper, Cobalt0
L 28/68
Miscellaneous licence
IGO NOVA PTY LTDGranted26 August 2041Nickel, Copper, Cobalt1,269
L 28/70
Miscellaneous licence
IGO NOVA PTY LTDGranted4 November 2041Nickel, Copper, Cobalt1,464
L 69/22
Miscellaneous licence
IGO NOVA PTY LTDGranted17 December 2035Nickel, Copper, Cobalt1,781
E 28/2177
Exploration licence
IGO NEWSEARCH PTY LTD; PONTON MINERALS PTY LTDGranted2 April 2027Nickel, Copper, Cobalt18,009