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Western Australian mining lease

M 74/115 · Ravensthorpe - First Quantum

M 74/115 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. 948 ha in the Phillips River Mineral Field. Commodities: Nickel, Cobalt, Copper, Zinc. Part of the Ravensthorpe - First Quantum project (operating).

Type: Mining lease
Status: Granted
Holder: FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL PTY LTD
Parent group: First Quantum Minerals (a joint venture)
MINEDEX project: Ravensthorpe - First Quantum J02145 · Operating
Owners: First Quantum Minerals Ltd 70%; Posco Holdings Inc 30%
Lodged: 11 February 1998
Granted: 6 May 1998
Expires: 6 May 2040
Area: 948.50 hectares (9.5 km²)
Mineral field: Phillips River Mineral Field
Commodities: Nickel, Cobalt, Copper, Zinc
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: 14 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
EPA referred proposals: Ravensthorpe Nickel Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 633; overlaps 800 ha
WAMEX data: 7,689 open-file drill holes, 62 exploration reports on this ground
Location: -33.67995, 120.3946 (centre)

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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
5 April 2023	Mining Proposal	Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation: Tailings Storage Facility 2 Stage 4 and 5 Raise	Approved	MP_114152.pdf
8 November 2021	Mining Proposal	Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation: Tailings Storage Facility 2 Stage 3 Raise	Approved	no public document
10 May 2016	Mine Closure Plan	MINE CLOSURE PLAN - RAVENTHORPE NICKEL OPERATIONS PTY LTD - MINERAL FIELD 74 - FEBRUARY 2016	Approved	mcp_58730.pdf
29 December 2015	Mining Proposal	FQMAN RNO Mining Proposal TSF wall raises Sept 2015	Approved	mp_56253.pdf
13 August 2014	Mining Proposal	Amendment to MP40462 Hale Bopp to Include Southern Resouce Open Cut Mining	Approved	mp_46154.pdf
8 November 2013	Mining Proposal	Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations Pty Ltd - Mineral Field 74 - Mining Proposal - Hale Bopp Open Cut Pit on Mining Tenements M74/115, M74/116, M74/144 & M74/175	Approved	mp_40462.zip
20 August 2013	Mining Proposal	Amendment to MP38188 - Expansion of Tailings Storage Facility at Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations	Approved	mp_40345.zip
12 April 2013	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal RNO Tailings Storage Facility Expansion	Approved	mp_38188.zip
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 November 2005	Mining Proposal	RAVENSTHORPE -BANDALUP PT B CONST OF SEAWATER SUPPLY M74/115	Approved	no public document
1 July 2004	Mining Proposal	RAVENSTHORPE - BANDALUP / GRAVEL PIT ON M74/115	Approved	mp_4700.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.