MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 74/116 · Ravensthorpe - First Quantum
M 74/116 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. 968 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
- 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
- 968.40 hectares (9.7 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
- 12 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Ravensthorpe Nickel Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 633; overlaps 578 ha
- WAMEX data
- 316 open-file drill holes, 60 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -33.68625, 120.38215 (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 |
| 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 |
| 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.