Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance
Kambalda Nickel
Kambalda Nickel is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Lunnon Metals Limited 100%; Gold Fields Limited; ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED; ACH Global Pty Ltd, on 33 current tenements held by LUNNON METALS LIMITED; ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED. Commodities: Nickel, Gold, Silver, Copper.
- MINEDEX project
- J04621
- Stage
- Care and Maintenance
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Lunnon Metals Limited 100%; Gold Fields Limited; ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED; ACH Global Pty Ltd
- Tenement holders
- LUNNON METALS LIMITED
ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED - Parent groups
- Gold Fields
Lunnon Metals - Commodities
- Nickel, Gold, Silver, Copper
- 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 | 4.61 Mt at 2.7%, 123 kt contained | 0.61 Mt at 2.9%, 18 kt contained | 11 June 2024 |
| Copper | 3.03 Mt at 0.23%, 7,038 t contained | 0.61 Mt at 0.24%, 1,469 t contained | 11 June 2024 |
| Cobalt | 3.03 Mt at 0.06%, 1,693 t contained | 0.61 Mt at 0.05%, 318 t contained | 11 June 2024 |
| Arsenic | 2.67 Mt at 0.00%, 122 t contained | 0.61 Mt at 0.01%, 61 t contained | 11 June 2024 |
| Palladium | 1.38 Mt at 0.44 g/t, 20 koz contained | 0.61 Mt at 0.49 g/t, 9,645 oz contained | 18 December 2023 |
| Platinum | 1.38 Mt at 0.20 g/t, 8,777 oz contained | 0.61 Mt at 0.20 g/t, 3,922 oz contained | 18 December 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST IVES SOUTHERN PROJECT AREA CLOSURE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN | GOLD FIELDS AUSTRALIA Pty Limited | 25 July 2022 | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - ST IVES SOUTHERN PROJECT AREA CLOSURE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - J00178 |
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 1128 St Ives Gold Mine – Beyond 2018 Project (Revised Proposal), MS 879 Gold Mine Developments on Lake Lefroy [1809]
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 15/1531 Mining lease | ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Nickel, Gold, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1542 Mining lease | ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1543 Mining lease | ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1544 Mining lease | ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1545 Mining lease | ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Nickel, Copper, Gold, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1546 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Nickel, Gold, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1548 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Nickel, Copper, Gold, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1549 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Nickel, Copper, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1550 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Nickel, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1551 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Nickel, Gold, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1553 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Nickel, Gold | 120 |
| M 15/1556 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Nickel, Copper | 121 |
| M 15/1557 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Nickel | 121 |
| M 15/1559 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Nickel, Gold, Copper | 120 |
| M 15/1568 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Nickel, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1569 Mining lease | ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Silver | 120 |
| M 15/1570 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Nickel, Gold, Copper, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1571 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Nickel, Copper, Gold, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1572 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Nickel, Gold, Copper, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1573 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Nickel, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1574 Mining lease | ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1575 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Nickel, Gold, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1576 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Nickel | 120 |
| M 15/1577 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Nickel | 120 |
| M 15/1590 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Nickel, Gold | 121 |
| M 15/1592 Mining lease | LUNNON METALS LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Nickel | 120 |
| M 15/1630 Mining lease | ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1631 Mining lease | ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Silver | 121 |
| M 15/1668 Mining lease | ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold | 107 |
| M 15/1669 Mining lease | ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold | 120 |
| M 15/1670 Mining lease | ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED | Granted | 23 December 2046 | Gold, Silver | 67 |
| ML 15/141 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED | Granted | 31 December 2029 | Nickel, Copper, Gold, Silver | 121 |
| ML 15/142 Mineral lease (Mining Act 1904) | ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED | Granted | 31 December 2029 | Nickel, Copper, Gold, Silver | 121 |
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