MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 74/114 · Ravensthorpe - First Quantum
M 74/114 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL PTY LTD (First Quantum Minerals group). Granted 6 May 1998, expires 6 May 2040. 628 ha in the Phillips River Mineral Field. Commodities: Nickel, Cobalt, Copper, Zinc, Magnesium. 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
- 11 February 1998
- Granted
- 6 May 1998
- Expires
- 6 May 2040
- Area
- 628.10 hectares (6.3 km²)
- Mineral field
- Phillips River Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Nickel, Cobalt, Copper, Zinc, Magnesium
- 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
- 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
- 9 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Ravensthorpe Nickel Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 633; overlaps 266 ha
- WAMEX data
- 11,761 open-file drill holes, 89 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -33.64335, 120.3674 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 2025 | Mining Proposal | RNO Tailings Storage Facility Waste and Landfill | Approved | MP_500203.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 |
| 23 March 2006 | Mining Proposal | RAVENSTHORPE NICKEL /HALLEYS MINING OPERATIONS M74/114 115 | Approved | mp_5232_res.pdf |
| 28 April 2004 | Mining Proposal | RAVENSTHORPE - BANDALUP / NICKEL PLANT AND INFRASTRUCTURE | Approved | mp_4549.pdf |
| 10 November 2003 | Mining Proposal | RAVENSTHORP - BANDALUP ADDEN TO 3867 ON M74/114 115 144 | Approved | mp_4394.pdf |
| 4 April 2002 | Mining Proposal | RAVENSTHORPE : BANDALUP : HALLEYS TRIAL PIT ON M74/114 | Approved | mp_3867.pdf |
| 16 August 1999 | Mining Proposal | BANDALUP GRAVEL : COMET | Approved | mp_3120.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.