MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 74/108 · Ravensthorpe - First Quantum
M 74/108 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL PTY LTD (First Quantum Minerals group). Granted 18 June 2001, expires 18 June 2043. 801 ha in the Phillips River Mineral Field. Commodities: Nickel, Cobalt, Zinc, Copper, Iron, Aluminium. Part of the Ravensthorpe - First Quantum project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- First Quantum Minerals (a joint venture)
- MINEDEX project
- Ravensthorpe - First Quantum J02145 · OperatingOwners: First Quantum Minerals Ltd 70%; Posco Holdings Inc 30%
- Lodged
- 21 September 1996
- Granted
- 18 June 2001
- Expires
- 18 June 2043
- Area
- 801.20 hectares (8.0 km²)
- Mineral field
- Phillips River Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Nickel, Cobalt, Zinc, Copper, Iron, Aluminium
- 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
- FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL PTY LIMITED - Shoemaker-Levy Mine Stage 1 and Infrastructure Corridor: approved 2 June 2020, FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL PTY LIMITED - Shoemaker-Levy Mine Stage 1 and Infrastructure Corridor
RAVENTHORPE NICKEL OPERATIONS PTY LTD - MINERAL FIELD 74: approved 10 May 2016, MINE CLOSURE PLAN - RAVENTHORPE NICKEL OPERATIONS PTY LTD - MINERAL FIELD 74 - FEBRUARY 20 - Environmental registrations
- 6 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Ravensthorpe Nickel Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 633; overlaps 755 ha
- WAMEX data
- 7,427 open-file drill holes, 93 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -33.57235, 120.3251 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2025 | Mining Proposal | Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation Shoemaker - Levy Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_123500.pdf |
| 2 June 2020 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL PTY LIMITED - Shoemaker-Levy Mine Stage 1 and Infrastructure Corridor | Approved | MP_83089.pdf MCP_83089.pdf |
| 10 May 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - RAVENTHORPE NICKEL OPERATIONS PTY LTD - MINERAL FIELD 74 - FEBRUARY 2016 | Approved | mcp_58730.pdf |
| 27 April 2007 | Mining Proposal | RAVENSTHORPE NICKEL/RNO/AMENDMENT TO PIPELINE-PUMP STATION | Approved | mp_5687.pdf |
| 13 March 2007 | Mining Proposal | RAVENSTHORPE NICKEL/RNO/AMENDMENT NOI SEAWATER PIPELINE | Approved | mp_5649.zip mp_5649.pdf |
| 28 April 2004 | Mining Proposal | RAVENSTHORPE - BANDALUP / NICKEL PLANT AND INFRASTRUCTURE | Approved | mp_4549.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.