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

Western Australian mining lease

M 15/400 · Bald Hill

M 15/400 is a Western Australian mining lease held by LITHCO NO.2 PTY LTD (Mineral Resources group). Granted 30 August 1988, expires 7 September 2030. 499 ha in the Coolgardie Mineral Field. Commodities: Tantalum, Lithium. Part of the Bald Hill project (operating).

Type: Mining lease
Status: Granted
Holder: LITHCO NO.2 PTY LTD
Parent group: Mineral Resources (the MINEDEX project owner)
MINEDEX project: Bald Hill J00444 · Operating
Owners: Mineral Resources Limited 100%; Tawana Resources Pty Ltd; Alita Resources Limited; Lithco No.2 Pty Ltd; Austroid Corporation
Lodged: 14 March 1988
Granted: 30 August 1988
Expires: 7 September 2030
Area: 499.00 hectares (5.0 km²)
Mineral field: Coolgardie Mineral Field
Commodities: Tantalum, Lithium
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
Mine closure plan: Bald Hill Tantalum-Lithium Project Expansion of the existing Bald Hill mining operations. Tenements: M15/400, G15/28, L15/348, L15/384, L15/366, L15/365, M15/1305, M15/1308. Rev1 Date .Bald Hill Tantalum-Lithium Project Expansion of the existing Bald Hill mining operations. Tenements: M15/400, G15/28, L15/348, L15/384, M15/1305, M15/1308. Rev1 Date .: approved 8 September 2020, Bald Hill Tantalum-Lithium Project Mining Proposal Expansion of the existing Bald Hill min
Bald Hill Tantalite Project Mining Proposal: approved 23 September 2014, Bald Hill Tantalite Project Mining Proposal
Environmental registrations: 17 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
EPA referred proposals: Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 499 ha
WAMEX data: 1,704 open-file drill holes, 71 exploration reports on this ground
Location: -31.5209, 122.17855 (centre)

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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

Date	Registration	Title	Status	Document (GeoDocs)
31 October 2024	Mining Proposal	Bald Hill Mining Proposal Rev7, Ver 3 (September 2024)	Approved	MP_127555.pdf
20 May 2024	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal: Bald Hill Tantalum-lithium Project, Revision 6, Version 6	Approved	MP_123366.pdf
25 October 2022	Mining Proposal	Lithco No.2 Mining Proposal V5.1 Bald Hill Project_Rev0_30 June 2022	Approved	MP_112377.pdf
8 September 2020	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	Bald Hill Tantalum-Lithium Project Mining Proposal Expansion of the existing Bald Hill mining operations. Tenements: M15/400, G15/28, L15/348, L15/384, L15/366, L15/365, M15/1305, M15/1308. Version 4 Rev1 Date August 2020.Bald Hill Tantalum-Lithium Project Mine Closure Plan Mining Proposal Expansion of the existing Bald Hill mining operations. Tenements: M15/400, G15/28, L15/348, L15/384, M15/1305, M15/1308. Version 4 Rev1 Date July 2020.	Approved	MP_87101.pdf
3 October 2018	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	Bald Hill Mining Project Mining Proposal Version 3 Rev1	Approved	mp_72575.pdf
7 November 2017	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	Mining Proposal Version 2 Bald Hill Project	Approved	MP_69831.pdf mcp_69831.pdf
27 June 2017	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	Bald Hill Project Mining Proposal Version 1 May 2017	Approved	MP_67585.pdf mcp_67585.pdf
4 November 2016	Mining Proposal	Bald Hill Tantalite Project - Version 5	Approved	mp_56617.pdf
23 July 2015	Mine Closure Plan	Mine Closure Plan for Bald Hill Tantalite Project Comprising the Boreline, Transportation and Explosives Compound and Crushing Mining Proposals and Historic Mining Operations	Approved	mcp_54736.pdf
27 February 2015	Mining Proposal	Bald Hill Tantalite Project - Explosives Compound and Crushing Mining Proposal	Approved	mp_53896.pdf
23 September 2014	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	Bald Hill Tantalite Project Mining Proposal	Approved	mp_45573.zip
20 September 2005	Mining Proposal	BALD HILL TANTALITE / HADDINGTON - BORE LINE PIT M15/400	Approved	no public document
6 August 2004	Mining Proposal	BALD HILL / HADDINGTON / INPIT TAILINGS ON M15/400	Approved	mp_4685.pdf
26 August 2003	Mining Proposal	BALD HILL / HADDINGTON - ADDENDUM TO TANTALITE M15/400	Approved	mp_4355.pdf
22 November 2002	Mining Proposal	BALD HILL : IN:PIT TAILINGS STORAGE M15/400	Approved	mp_4061.pdf

2 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.

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