MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 53/489 · Leinster
M 53/489 is a Western Australian mining lease held by BHP NICKEL WEST PTY LTD (BHP group). Granted 20 May 2004, expires 9 June 2046. 942 ha in the East Murchison Mineral Field. Commodities: Nickel, Copper. Part of the Leinster project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- BHP NICKEL WEST PTY LTD
- Parent group
- BHP (matched by name)
- MINEDEX projects
- Leinster J00440 · OperatingOwners: BHP Group Limited 100%; BHP Nickel West Pty Ltd
Mt Keith / BHP Billiton J00756 · OperatingOwners: BHP Group Limited 100% - Lodged
- 29 May 1996
- Granted
- 20 May 2004
- Expires
- 9 June 2046
- Area
- 942.30 hectares (9.4 km²)
- Mineral field
- East Murchison Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Nickel, Copper
- 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
- 29 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Magellan Lead Carbonate Project, Wiluna Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 905; overlaps 0.4 ha
- WAMEX data
- 21 open-file drill holes, 71 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -27.29005, 120.543 (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 |
| 9 July 2024 | Mining Proposal | BHP NiW Cliffs Mine Site - Waste Rock Landform & Access Redesign; Revised Disturbance Envelope; Walk Trail | Approved | mp_119087.pdf |
| 23 October 2023 | Mine Closure Plan | CLIFFS UNDERGROUND MINE CLOSURE MINE - LEINSTER PROJECT - J00440 - FINAL APPROVED | Approved | MCP_102167.pdf |
| 13 June 2023 | Mining Proposal | Village Borefield Extension Small Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_118074.pdf |
| 27 May 2022 | Mining Proposal | MINING PROPOSAL FOR SMALL MINING OPERATIONS, MOUNT KEITH ACCOMMODATION VILLAGE EXPANSION | Approved | MP_102429.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 |
| 10 July 2019 | Mining Proposal | Cliffs Waste Rock Landform Extension Proposal Mining Proposal Addendum M53/489 and M36/9 | Approved | mp_80404.pdf |
| 3 May 2019 | Mining Proposal | Cliffs to Mt Keith Haul Road Proposal | Approved | mp_78428.pdf |
| 18 May 2018 | Mine Closure Plan | Mt Keith Mine Closure Plan March 2018 - J00756 | Approved | no public document |
| 27 November 2013 | Mining Proposal | Nickel West Leinster 2013 Cliffs Mining Proposal Addendum | Approved | mp_43584.pdf |
| 19 May 2011 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Amendment - Mt Keith Deposit 1990 (NOI0348) Mt Keith Village Borefield Expansion | Approved | mp_30631.pdf |
| 24 September 2010 | Mining Proposal | MP Addendum - BHP Nickel West Leinster - Waste Dump Modification | Approved | mp_28058.pdf |
| 24 July 2009 | Mining Proposal | RELOCATION AND INSTRUCTION OF PUTRESCIBLE LANDFILL FACILITY WITHIN LICENCE # 6453/9 BOUNDARY | Approved | mp_22047.pdf |
| 7 November 2007 | Mining Proposal | MT KEITH - AMENDMENT TO CLIFFS UNDERGROUND M36/9 M53/486 676 | Approved | mp_19135.pdf mp_19135.zip |
| 12 January 2007 | Mining Proposal | MT KEITH:CONSTRUCT PRIVATE ACCESS RD M53/57 M53/489 G53/11 | Approved | mp_5491.pdf |
14 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.