MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 36/4 · Leinster
M 36/4 is a Western Australian mining lease held by BHP NICKEL WEST PTY LTD (BHP group). Granted 4 October 1983, expires 20 October 2046. 120 ha in the East Murchison Mineral Field. Commodities: SD, Nickel, Copper. 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
- 27 April 1983
- Granted
- 4 October 1983
- Expires
- 20 October 2046
- Area
- 120.20 hectares (1.2 km²)
- Mineral field
- East Murchison Mineral Field
- Commodities
- SD, Nickel, 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
- Mine closure plan
- NICKEL WEST - MT KEITH: approved 16 December 2024, NICKEL WEST - MT KEITH MINE CLOSURE PLAN Version 1.1- DECEMBER 2021 - J00756 - S0006443
- Environmental registrations
- 2 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 38 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -27.7691, 120.7909 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 October 2023 | Mine Closure Plan | CLIFFS UNDERGROUND MINE CLOSURE MINE - LEINSTER PROJECT - J00440 - FINAL APPROVED | Approved | MCP_102167.pdf |
| 5 June 2003 | Mining Proposal | LEINSTER NICKEL : KOONOONOOKA SAND QUARRY | Approved | mp_4259.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.