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Western Australian mining lease

M 08/539 · Mardie Salt-Potash / BCI

M 08/539 is a Western Australian mining lease held by MARDIE MINERALS PTY LTD (BCI Minerals group). Granted 2 April 2024, expires 8 April 2045. 4,220 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
23 January 2022
Granted
2 April 2024
Expires
8 April 2045
Area
4,220.40 hectares (42.2 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
1 mining proposal and closure plan registration (MINEDEX)
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 1264, MS 1211, MS 1175
EPA referred proposals
Optimised Mardie Project - Revised Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1264; overlaps 4,014 ha
WAMEX data
33 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-21.12535, 115.95835 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
23 April 2024Mining ProposalMPMLA M 08/538-539 - Mardie Salt-Potash Project - Optimised Mardie Project Mining Proposal V 1.2Approvedno public document

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