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

Western Australian mining lease

M 08/525 · Mardie Salt-Potash / BCI

M 08/525 is a Western Australian mining lease held by MARDIE MINERALS PTY LTD (BCI Minerals group). Granted 31 January 2022, expires 1 February 2043. 4,692 ha in the Ashburton Mineral Field. Commodities: Salt, Sulphate of potash. Part of the Mardie Salt-Potash / BCI project (under development).

Type
Mining lease
Status
Granted
Holder
MARDIE MINERALS PTY LTD
Parent group
BCI Minerals (a subsidiary)
MINEDEX project
Mardie Salt-Potash / BCI J05265 · Under Development
Owners: BCI Minerals Limited 100%; Mardie Minerals Pty Ltd
Lodged
17 December 2019
Granted
31 January 2022
Expires
1 February 2043
Area
4,692.20 hectares (46.9 km²)
Mineral field
Ashburton Mineral Field
Commodities
Salt, Sulphate of potash
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
Environmental registrations
2 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 1264, MS 1211, MS 1175
EPA referred proposals
Optimised Mardie Project - Revised Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1264; overlaps 3,884 ha
WAMEX data
320 open-file drill holes, 30 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-21.2772, 115.8425 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
10 October 2022Mining ProposalMining Proposal with MCP - Mardie Salt-Potash Project (J05265) Initial Mining Proposal Ver 2.1ApprovedMP_111421.pdf
16 February 2022Mining ProposalMining Proposal with MCP - MARDIE SALT-POTASH PROJECT (J05265) Initial Mining Proposal Version 1.5ApprovedMP_85779.pdf

Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.