MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 39/562 · Murrin Murrin / Minara
M 39/562 is a Western Australian mining lease held by MURRIN MURRIN OPERATIONS PTY LTD (Glencore group). Granted 10 September 1999, expires 9 September 2041. 974 ha in the Mount Margaret Mineral Field. Commodities: Nickel, Cobalt. Part of the Murrin Murrin / Minara project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Glencore (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Murrin Murrin / Minara J00480 · OperatingOwners: Glencore Plc 100%; Minara Resources Ltd; Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Ltd (MMO)
- Lodged
- 21 September 1997
- Granted
- 10 September 1999
- Expires
- 9 September 2041
- Area
- 974.10 hectares (9.7 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
- 8 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Murrin Murrin Nickel-Cobalt Project Stage 2 Expansion Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 506; overlaps 688 ha
- WAMEX data
- 1,090 open-file drill holes, 114 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -29.0718, 122.20015 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2025 | Mining Proposal | Murrin Murrin East Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_500129.pdf |
| 10 April 2025 | Mining Proposal | Surface levelling for 2606 Grade Control Drilling - MME | Approved | MP_500183.pdf |
| 5 July 2023 | Mining Proposal | Murrin Murrin Nickel Cobalt Project - 2022 Mid Year Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_115613.pdf |
| 27 September 2017 | Mining Proposal | Murrin Murrin East Dewatering Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_68895.pdf |
| 5 January 2017 | Mining Proposal | 2017-2019 Mine Development Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_63649.pdf |
| 13 January 2015 | Mining Proposal | 2015 - 2017 Mine Development Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_53249.pdf |
| 20 September 2013 | Mining Proposal | Murrin Murrin Nickel Cobalt Project 2013 - 2015 Open Pit Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_40386.pdf |
| 12 October 2007 | Mining Proposal | MURRIN MURRIN-NICKEL COBALT OP MURRIN MURRIN EAST M39/301 | Approved | mp_19144.zip mp_19144.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.