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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Kathleen Valley Lithium

Kathleen Valley Lithium is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Liontown Limited 100%; Lrl (Aust) Pty Ltd, on 13 current tenements held by LRL (AUST) PTY LTD. Commodities: Lithium, Tantalum, Gold, Silver, Copper.

MINEDEX project
J04902
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Liontown Limited 100%; Lrl (Aust) Pty Ltd
Tenement holders
LRL (AUST) PTY LTD
Parent groups
Liontown
Commodities
Lithium, Tantalum, 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

CommodityResourcesReservesLatest estimate
Tantalum pentoxide146 Mt at 0.01%, 19 kt contained69 Mt at 0.01%, 8,145 t contained30 June 2026
Lithium oxide146 Mt at 1.3%, 2.0 Mt contained69 Mt at 1.3%, 906 kt contained30 June 2026

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
KATHLEEN VALLEY PROJECT bRAMELIUS RESOURCES Limited21 June 2019KATHLEEN VALLEY PROJECT MINE CLOSURE PLAN VERSION 5b

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 36/264
Mining lease
LRL (AUST) PTY LTDGranted27 June 2035Lithium, Tantalum85
M 36/265
Mining lease
LRL (AUST) PTY LTDGranted27 June 2035Lithium, Tantalum103
M 36/459
Mining lease
LRL (AUST) PTY LTDGranted3 May 2041Lithium, Gold, Silver, Tantalum, Copper326
M 36/460
Mining lease
LRL (AUST) PTY LTDGranted3 May 2041Lithium, Tantalum, Gold, Silver, Copper945
M 36/696
Mining lease
LRL (AUST) PTY LTDGranted12 January 2043Lithium, Tantalum503
G 36/52
General purpose lease
LRL (AUST) PTY LTDGranted19 April 2043Lithium, Tantalum10
L 36/55
Miscellaneous licence
LRL (AUST) PTY LTDGranted11 June 2030Lithium23
L 36/106
Miscellaneous licence
LRL (AUST) PTY LTDGranted3 November 2031Lithium1
L 36/237
Miscellaneous licence
LRL (AUST) PTY LTDGranted22 July 2040Lithium0
L 36/255
Miscellaneous licence
LRL (AUST) PTY LTDGranted10 April 2043Lithium, Tantalum12
L 36/256
Miscellaneous licence
LRL (AUST) PTY LTDGranted10 April 2043Lithium, Tantalum10
L 36/270
Miscellaneous licence
LRL (AUST) PTY LTDGranted17 May 2044Lithium121
L 36/282
Miscellaneous licence
LRL (AUST) PTY LTDGranted22 January 2045Lithium232