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Western Australian mining project · Operating

Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM

Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Wesfarmers Limited 50%; a private holder 50%; Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd, on 29 current tenements held by BARTO GOLD MINING PTY LTD; MEDALLION METALS LIMITED; MH GOLD PTY LTD; MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD and others. Commodities: Gold, Lithium, Silver, Tantalum, Nickel.

MINEDEX project
J04872
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Wesfarmers Limited 50%; a private holder 50%; Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd
Tenement holders
BARTO GOLD MINING PTY LTD
MEDALLION METALS LIMITED
MH GOLD PTY LTD
MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
TG GOLD PTY LTD
Parent groups
Covalent Lithium JV (Wesfarmers 50%, SQM 50%)
Medallion Metals
Meeka Metals
Shandong Tianye
Commodities
Gold, Lithium, Silver, Tantalum, Nickel
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
Lithium oxide121 Mt at 1.3%, 1.6 Mt contained85 Mt at 1.4%, 1.2 Mt contained31 December 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
VAN UDEN PROJECTKIDMAN RESOURCES Pty Ltd23 January 2019MINE CLOSURE PLAN - VAN UDEN PROJECT - J01565
Recommencement of Mining - Mt Holland ProjectConvergent Minerals Limited15 May 2015Mining Proposal - Recommencement of Mining - Mt Holland Project
Earl Grey Lithium Minor and Preliminary Works M77/1066, G77/129, G77/130, G77/131, G77/136, L77/205, L77/208, L77/271COVALENT LITHIUM Pty Ltd27 August 2019Earl Grey Lithium Minor and Preliminary Works Mining Proposal M77/1066, G77/129, G77/130,

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 1279 Earl Grey Lithium Project, Life of Mine Proposal, MS 1199 Earl Grey Lithium Project (Revised Proposal), MS 1118 Earl Grey Lithium Project

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 77/477
Mining lease
BARTO GOLD MINING PTY LTD; TG GOLD PTY LTDGranted30 August 2032Gold, Lithium, Silver619
M 77/478
Mining lease
BARTO GOLD MINING PTY LTD; TG GOLD PTY LTDGranted30 August 2032Gold, Lithium618
M 77/1065
Mining lease
MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted12 December 2046Gold, Lithium, Tantalum955
M 77/1066
Mining lease
MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted12 December 2046Gold, Lithium, Silver, Tantalum, Nickel996
M 77/1080
Mining lease
MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted12 December 2046Lithium, Gold, Tantalum, Silver895
G 77/129
General purpose lease
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted4 October 2038Lithium, Tantalum, Gold, Silver182
G 77/130
General purpose lease
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted4 October 2038Lithium, Tantalum, Gold28
G 77/132
General purpose lease
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted28 January 2040Gold, Lithium, Silver, Tantalum90
G 77/133
General purpose lease
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted28 January 2040Gold, Lithium, Silver, Tantalum11
G 77/134
General purpose lease
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted17 April 2040Lithium, Gold, Tantalum30
G 77/136
General purpose lease
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted17 July 2040Lithium, Tantalum, Gold11
G 77/137
General purpose lease
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted18 February 2042Lithium, Tantalum, Gold210
G 77/140
General purpose lease
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted9 February 2047Lithium278
G 77/141
General purpose lease
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted9 February 2047Lithium995
L 77/199
Miscellaneous licence
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted12 October 2027Lithium, Tantalum, Gold4
L 77/200
Miscellaneous licence
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted4 April 2034Lithium, Gold21
L 77/207
Miscellaneous licence
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted4 April 2034Lithium, Tantalum, Gold67
L 77/208
Miscellaneous licence
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted4 April 2034Lithium, Tantalum, Gold, Silver20
L 77/295
Miscellaneous licence
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted21 October 2039Lithium, Tantalum, Gold131
L 77/301
Miscellaneous licence
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted21 January 2042Lithium, Tantalum, Gold46
L 77/313
Miscellaneous licence
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted26 October 2041Lithium, Tantalum, Gold356
L 77/322
Miscellaneous licence
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted21 January 2042Lithium, Tantalum, Gold5
L 77/323
Miscellaneous licence
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted8 April 2042Lithium, Tantalum, Gold1
L 77/363
Miscellaneous licence
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted18 February 2046Lithium, Tantalum3
L 77/364
Miscellaneous licence
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted22 October 2046Lithium, Tantalum11
E 77/1400
Exploration licence
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted26 May 2028Lithium281
E 77/2099
Exploration licence
MH GOLD PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted1 May 2028Lithium, Gold704
E 77/2244
Exploration licence
MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted21 September 2027Lithium2,502
P 77/4675
Prospecting licence
MEDALLION METALS LIMITEDApplicationLithium182