MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 53/166 · Mt Keith / BHP Billiton
M 53/166 is a Western Australian mining lease held by BHP NICKEL WEST PTY LTD (BHP group). Granted 15 November 1990, expires 18 November 2032. 961 ha in the East Murchison Mineral Field. Commodities: Nickel. Part of the Mt Keith / BHP Billiton project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- BHP NICKEL WEST PTY LTD
- Parent group
- BHP (matched by name)
- MINEDEX projects
- Mt Keith / BHP Billiton J00756 · OperatingOwners: BHP Group Limited 100%
Mt Keith Tailings / Jubilee J04922 · Not ApplicableOwners: Jubilee Platinum plc 100% - Lodged
- 11 July 1990
- Granted
- 15 November 1990
- Expires
- 18 November 2032
- Area
- 961.10 hectares (9.6 km²)
- Mineral field
- East Murchison Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Nickel
- 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
- NICKEL WEST - MT KEITH: approved 16 December 2024, NICKEL WEST - MT KEITH MINE CLOSURE PLAN Version 1.1- DECEMBER 2021 - J00756 - S0006443
- Environmental registrations
- 30 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Mt Keith Nickel Project: Tailings Storage Upgrade Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 415; overlaps 459 ha
- WAMEX data
- 305 open-file drill holes, 40 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -27.24365, 120.57 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 February 2025 | Mining Proposal | Mt Keith Operations - TSF2 Remediation Program and Supernatant Water Transfer from TSF2 to NMK Main Pit | Approved | MP_129742.pdf |
| 16 December 2024 | Mine Closure Plan | NICKEL WEST - MT KEITH MINE CLOSURE PLAN Version 1.1- DECEMBER 2021 - J00756 - S0006443 | Approved | MCP_102169.pdf |
| 29 November 2024 | Mining Proposal | Reg ID 127270 Mining Proposal: Mt Keith Operations - Supernatant Water Transfer from TSF2 to J pit Revision 0, Version 3 | Approved | no public document |
| 13 January 2023 | Mining Proposal | Small Mining Operations MP - Mt Keith - KMB Bore Decommission and Reinstatement | Approved | MP_115460.pdf |
| 22 March 2021 | Mining Proposal | Revised Mining Proposal and Mine Closure Plan: Mt Keith Nickel Mine - Power Line Connection M53/57 and M53/166 | Approved | MP_94015.pdf |
| 7 October 2020 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Mt Keith Satellite Mining Proposal increase to disturbance footprint and development envelope for additional infrastructure. | Approved | MP_84527.pdf |
| 31 January 2020 | Mining Proposal | Mt Keith Nickel Project Tailings Storage Facility 2 Life of Asset to 2040 BHP Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd Mining Proposal M 53/166, M 53/208, M 53/215, M 53/216, M 53/217, M 53/327, M 53/328 14 November 2019 Revision 2 | Approved | MP_83753.pdf |
| 3 May 2019 | Mining Proposal | Cliffs to Mt Keith Haul Road Proposal | Approved | mp_78428.pdf |
| 6 February 2019 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Mt Keith Satellite Proposal Mining Proposal | Approved | no public document |
| 4 October 2018 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Amendment MP 6007 M53/56, M53/57, M53/165, M53/166 and M53/167 September 2018 | Approved | mp_71655.pdf |
| 18 May 2018 | Mine Closure Plan | Mt Keith Mine Closure Plan March 2018 - J00756 | Approved | no public document |
| 30 April 2018 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal version 1 Central Discharge Tailings Storage Facility Operation M53/166, M53/208, M53/215, M53/216, M53/217, M53/327, M53/328 | Approved | mp_70617.pdf |
| 24 October 2013 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal - Permanent Concentrate Storage at TSF 1 on tenement M53/166 and M53/215 | Approved | mp_43493.pdf |
| 24 July 2009 | Mining Proposal | RELOCATION AND INSTRUCTION OF PUTRESCIBLE LANDFILL FACILITY WITHIN LICENCE # 6453/9 BOUNDARY | Approved | mp_22047.pdf |
| 3 November 2005 | Mining Proposal | MT KEITH /BHP BILLITON CONSTRUCT OF WASTE WATER M53/166 218 | Approved | mp_5148_E2EEACAC4244DF9A03E968B2C29173D1.pdf |
15 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.