MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 53/218 · Mt Keith / BHP Billiton
M 53/218 is a Western Australian mining lease held by BHP NICKEL WEST PTY LTD (BHP group). Granted 27 March 1992, expires 1 April 2034. 922 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 project
- Mt Keith / BHP Billiton J00756 · OperatingOwners: BHP Group Limited 100%
- Lodged
- 19 November 1991
- Granted
- 27 March 1992
- Expires
- 1 April 2034
- Area
- 921.70 hectares (9.2 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
- 22 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Mt Keith Satellite Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1087; overlaps 19 ha
Mt Keith Nickel Project: Tailings Storage Upgrade Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 415; overlaps 0.1 ha - WAMEX data
- 85 open-file drill holes, 68 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -27.2836, 120.5703 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 December 2024 | Mine Closure Plan | NICKEL WEST - MT KEITH MINE CLOSURE PLAN Version 1.1- DECEMBER 2021 - J00756 - S0006443 | Approved | MCP_102169.pdf |
| 13 June 2023 | Mining Proposal | Village Borefield Extension Small Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_118074.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 |
| 25 September 2019 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal for Mt Keith Satellite Project - Camp to Haul Road Access Road - BHP Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd | Approved | MP_81725.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 |
| 18 May 2018 | Mine Closure Plan | Mt Keith Mine Closure Plan March 2018 - J00756 | Approved | no public document |
| 19 May 2011 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Amendment - Mt Keith Deposit 1990 (NOI0348) Mt Keith Village Borefield Expansion | Approved | mp_30631.pdf |
| 24 July 2009 | Mining Proposal | RELOCATION AND INSTRUCTION OF PUTRESCIBLE LANDFILL FACILITY WITHIN LICENCE # 6453/9 BOUNDARY | Approved | mp_22047.pdf |
| 15 November 2002 | Mining Proposal | MT KEITH : FINE NICKEL FLOTATION | Approved | mp_4143.pdf |
| 11 June 2002 | Mining Proposal | MT KEITH : SECONDARY CRUSHING PROJECT | Approved | mp_3998.pdf |
| 11 June 2002 | Mining Proposal | MT KEITH : FLOTATION PHASE 111 | Approved | mp_3999.pdf |
| 11 June 2002 | Mining Proposal | MT KEITH : CYCLONE CLEANER TAILS PROJECT | Approved | mp_4001.pdf |
| 25 October 2001 | Mining Proposal | MT KEITH : TOPSOIL STORAGE AREA AND AMENDMENT TO WASTE DUMP | Approved | mp_3780.pdf |
| 4 October 2001 | Mining Proposal | MT KEITH : ALBION DOWNS PIPELINE ADDITIONAL CONTAINMENT SUMP | Approved | mp_3803.pdf |
7 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.