MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 74/167 · Ravensthorpe - First Quantum
M 74/167 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL PTY LTD (First Quantum Minerals group). Granted 25 March 2010, expires 24 March 2031. 439 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
- 30 May 2003
- Granted
- 25 March 2010
- Expires
- 24 March 2031
- Area
- 439.20 hectares (4.4 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
- Environmental registrations
- 2 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Ravensthorpe Nickel Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 633; overlaps 156 ha
- WAMEX data
- 1,225 open-file drill holes, 117 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -33.5904, 120.3515 (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 |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.