MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 45/333 · Pilgangoora / Pilbara Minerals
M 45/333 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PILGANGOORA OPERATIONS PTY LTD (PLS Group group). Granted 14 June 1988, expires 16 June 2030. 220 ha in the Pilbara Mineral Field. Commodities: Tantalum, Lithium, Tin, Niobium. Part of the Pilgangoora / Pilbara Minerals project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- PLS Group (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Pilgangoora / Pilbara Minerals J04512 · OperatingOwners: Pls Group Limited 100%; Ngungaju Lithium Operations Pty Ltd; Atlas Iron Pty Ltd; Pilgangoora Operations Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 7 December 1987
- Granted
- 14 June 1988
- Expires
- 16 June 2030
- Area
- 220.30 hectares (2.2 km²)
- Mineral field
- Pilbara Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Tantalum, Lithium, Tin, Niobium
- 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
- Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project: approved 23 April 2020, Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project Mining Proposal Version 4 Rev 1 - J04512
- Environmental registrations
- 11 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 239 open-file drill holes, 105 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -21.07765, 118.90775 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 March 2025 | Mining Proposal | Pilgangoora Lithium - Tantalum Project Mining Proposal Version 7.3 | Approved | MP_126586.pdf |
| 3 November 2023 | Mining Proposal | Pilgangoora Lithium - Tantalum Project | Approved | MP_117446.pdf |
| 8 November 2022 | Mining Proposal | Part 1 Mining Proposal (ver 5 Rev 2) and MCP (Ver 6-Reg ID 85615) - Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project - upgrade to 5Mtpa - minor change landfill and raw water dams | Approved | MP_113757.pdf |
| 23 April 2020 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project Mining Proposal Version 4 Rev 1 - J04512 | Approved | MP_85615.pdf MCP_85615.pdf |
| 26 April 2019 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Pilgangoora Project Mining Proposal Version 3 Rev1 | Approved | MP_78129.pdf mcp_78129.pdf |
| 12 December 2018 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project Mining Proposal Ver2 Rev1 | Approved | MP_76718.pdf mcp_76718.pdf |
| 28 February 2018 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Pilgangoora Project Mining Proposal Ver1Rev1 Nov2017 | Approved | mp_70524.pdf |
| 22 August 2017 | Mining Proposal | MINING PROPOSAL Revised, Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project, Version 4 | Approved | mp_68032.pdf |
| 9 May 2017 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Mining Proposal Pilgangoora Lithium Tantalum Project - Version 3 | Approved | mp_63791.pdf |
| 16 March 1992 | Mining Proposal | PILGANGOORA : ADDENDUM; REOPENING OF MINE | Approved | no public document |
| 9 May 1989 | Mining Proposal | PILGANGOORA PROJECT | Approved | no public document |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.