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

Western Australian mining lease

M 37/1300 · Murrin Murrin / Minara

M 37/1300 is a Western Australian mining lease held by MURRIN MURRIN OPERATIONS PTY LTD (Glencore group). Granted 11 March 2014, expires 10 March 2035. 1,207 ha in the Mount Margaret Mineral Field. Commodities: Nickel, Cobalt. Part of the Murrin Murrin / Minara project (operating).

Type
Mining lease
Status
Granted
Holder
MURRIN MURRIN OPERATIONS PTY LTD
Parent group
Glencore (a subsidiary)
MINEDEX project
Murrin Murrin / Minara J00480 · Operating
Owners: Glencore Plc 100%; Minara Resources Ltd; Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Ltd (MMO)
Lodged
25 August 2013
Granted
11 March 2014
Expires
10 March 2035
Area
1,207.20 hectares (12.1 km²)
Mineral field
Mount Margaret Mineral Field
Commodities
Nickel, Cobalt
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 referred proposals
Murrin Murrin Nickel-Cobalt Project Stage 2 Expansion Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 506; overlaps 968 ha
WAMEX data
311 open-file drill holes, 73 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-28.9316, 121.7467 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
27 February 2026Mining ProposalMurrin Murrin South Mining ProposalApprovedno public document

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