MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance
Lake Wells Potash / Australian Potash
Lake Wells Potash / Australian Potash is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Red Dust Prospecting Pty Ltd 100%; St Barbara Ltd; Yandal Investments Pty Ltd; Lake Wells Exploration Pty Ltd, on 3 current tenements held by RED DUST PROSPECTING PTY LTD. Commodities: K, Sulphate of potash, Gold, Silver.
- MINEDEX project
- J04813
- Stage
- Care and Maintenance
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Red Dust Prospecting Pty Ltd 100%; St Barbara Ltd; Yandal Investments Pty Ltd; Lake Wells Exploration Pty Ltd
- Tenement holders
- RED DUST PROSPECTING PTY LTD
- Commodities
- K, Sulphate of potash, Gold, Silver
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potash - Potassium sulphate (SOP, K2SO4) | 19 Mt at 100.0%, 19.1 Mt contained | 3.60 Mt at 100.0%, 3.6 Mt contained | 24 June 2020 |
Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 1162 Lake Wells Potash Project
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E 38/3884 Exploration licence | RED DUST PROSPECTING PTY LTD | Application | K, Sulphate of potash, Gold, Silver | 20,664 | |
| E 38/3885 Exploration licence | RED DUST PROSPECTING PTY LTD | Application | K, Sulphate of potash | 6,686 | |
| E 38/3898 Exploration licence | RED DUST PROSPECTING PTY LTD | Application | K, Sulphate of potash, Gold, Silver | 7,295 |