MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 36/459 · Kathleen Valley Lithium
M 36/459 is a Western Australian mining lease held by LRL (AUST) PTY LTD (Liontown group). Granted 29 April 1999, expires 3 May 2041. 326 ha in the East Murchison Mineral Field. Commodities: Lithium, Gold, Silver, Tantalum, Copper. Part of the Kathleen Valley Lithium project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- LRL (AUST) PTY LTD
- Parent group
- Liontown (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX projects
- Kathleen Valley Lithium J04902 · OperatingOwners: Liontown Limited 100%; Lrl (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kathleen Valley Gold / ANI J00329 · ShutOwners: Igo LIMIted 100%; Igo Cosmos Pty Ltd - Lodged
- 25 September 1997
- Granted
- 29 April 1999
- Expires
- 3 May 2041
- Area
- 325.80 hectares (3.3 km²)
- Mineral field
- East Murchison Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Lithium, Gold, Silver, Tantalum, 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
- KATHLEEN VALLEY PROJECT b: approved 21 June 2019, KATHLEEN VALLEY PROJECT MINE CLOSURE PLAN VERSION 5b
- Environmental registrations
- 7 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Magellan Lead Carbonate Project, Wiluna Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 905; overlaps 0.1 ha
- WAMEX data
- 10 open-file drill holes, 59 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -27.48555, 120.5461 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2025 | Mining Proposal | Kathleen Valley Lithium Tantalum Project Mining Proposal R4 | Approved | MP_500579.pdf |
| 19 August 2024 | Mining Proposal | Kathleen Valley Mining Proposal Amendment Version 2.0 | Approved | MP_128047.pdf |
| 18 April 2024 | Mining Proposal | Kathleen Valley Lithium - Tantalum - Mining Proposal Amendment | Approved | MP_123664.pdf |
| 19 January 2024 | Mining Proposal | Kathleen Valley Lithium -Tantalum Project | Approved | MP_117025.pdf |
| 30 September 2022 | Mining Proposal | MINING PROPOSAL KATHLEEN VALLEY LITHIUM-TANTALUM PROJECT | Approved | MP_103845.pdf |
| 1 March 2018 | Mine Closure Plan | Kathleen Valley Project Mine Closure Plan (Version 4) | Approved | mcp_58015.pdf |
| 7 May 2015 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Kathleen Valley Mining Proposal and Mine Closure Plan | Approved | mp_53348.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.