MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 36/243 · Leinster
M 36/243 is a Western Australian mining lease held by BHP NICKEL WEST PTY LTD (BHP group). Granted 10 September 1992, expires 9 September 2034. 487 ha in the East Murchison Mineral Field. Commodities: Nickel. Part of the Leinster project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- BHP NICKEL WEST PTY LTD
- Parent group
- BHP (matched by name)
- MINEDEX project
- Leinster J00440 · OperatingOwners: BHP Group Limited 100%; BHP Nickel West Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 26 April 1992
- Granted
- 10 September 1992
- Expires
- 9 September 2034
- Area
- 486.70 hectares (4.9 km²)
- Mineral field
- East Murchison Mineral Field
- Commodities
- 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
- EPA referred proposals
- Pilbara to Goldfields Gas Pipeline Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 374; overlaps 0.4 ha
- WAMEX data
- 6 open-file drill holes, 42 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -27.8676, 120.71855 (centre)