MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 74/144 · Ravensthorpe - First Quantum
M 74/144 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL PTY LTD (First Quantum Minerals group). Granted 22 October 2002, expires 27 October 2044. 630 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
- 13 August 2000
- Granted
- 22 October 2002
- Expires
- 27 October 2044
- Area
- 629.50 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
- 8 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Ravensthorpe Nickel Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 633; overlaps 562 ha
- WAMEX data
- 140 open-file drill holes, 75 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -33.64875, 120.3994 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 December 2024 | Mining Proposal | Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations - Seepage Interception Trench and Seepage Collection Sump | Approved | MP_126637.pdf |
| 10 May 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - RAVENTHORPE NICKEL OPERATIONS PTY LTD - MINERAL FIELD 74 - FEBRUARY 2016 | Approved | mcp_58730.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 |
| 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 |
| 25 July 2005 | Mining Proposal | RAVENSTHORPE NICKEL OPERATIONS PART A SEAWATER SUPPLY | Approved | mp_5025.pdf |
| 3 March 2005 | Mining Proposal | RAVENSTHORPE - BANDALUP/ADDEN CLEARING OF MINE SERVICES AREA | Approved | mp_4920.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.