MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 45/1188 · Wodgina Mining Assets / Mineral Resources
M 45/1188 is a Western Australian mining lease held by ATLAS IRON LIMITED. Granted 12 November 2009, expires 11 November 2030. 52 ha in the Pilbara Mineral Field. Commodities: Iron, Lithium. Part of the Wodgina Mining Assets / Mineral Resources project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- ATLAS IRON LIMITED
- MINEDEX projects
- Wodgina Mining Assets / Mineral Resources J00720 · OperatingOwners: Mineral Resources Limited 50%; Albemarle Corporation 50%; Posco Holdings Inc; Wodgina Lithium Pty Ltd
Wodgina Iron / Atlas J03640 · ShutOwners: Albemarle Corporation 60%; Mineral Resources Limited 40% - Lodged
- 13 February 2009
- Granted
- 12 November 2009
- Expires
- 11 November 2030
- Area
- 51.90 hectares (0.5 km²)
- Mineral field
- Pilbara Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Iron, Lithium
- 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
- Wodgina Lithium Project: approved 27 August 2025, Mining Proposal - S0231317 - Wodgina Lithium Project - Mining Proposal: Version 4.0
Wodgina DSO Project , 159-LAH-PM-REP-0001: approved 10 August 2017, Wodgina DSO Project, Mine Closure Plan, 159-LAH-PM-REP-0001, Revision 1, April 2017 - Environmental registrations
- 8 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 194 open-file drill holes, 32 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -21.20875, 118.6605 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2025 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Mining Proposal - S0231317 - Wodgina Lithium Project - Mining Proposal: Version 4.0 | Approved | MP_500604.pdf |
| 1 May 2025 | Mining Proposal | MINING PROPOSAL - WODGINA LITHIUM PROJECT - VERSION 3.3 - J00720 - S0231317 | Approved | MP_500234.pdf |
| 28 March 2023 | Mining Proposal | Wodgina Lithium Project | Approved | MP_113904.pdf |
| 3 September 2019 | Mining Proposal | Wodgina Lithium Project - Wodgina Monitoring & Production Bore Mining Proposal Rev 1 | Approved | MP_80872.pdf |
| 10 August 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Wodgina DSO Project, Mine Closure Plan, 159-LAH-PM-REP-0001, Revision 1, April 2017 | Approved | mcp_61222.pdf |
| 15 February 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Atlas Iron limited Wodgina DSO Project Mine Closure Plan March 2015 Rev 0 | Approved | mcp_54501.pdf |
| 9 July 2013 | Mining Proposal | Wodgina DSO Project Mining Proposal for in-pit waste rock disposal | Approved | mp_39838.pdf |
| 9 February 2012 | Mining Proposal | Complete Main Report Wodgina DSO Project Stage 2 Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_32697.zip |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.