MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 74/174 · Ravensthorpe - First Quantum
M 74/174 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL PTY LTD (First Quantum Minerals group). Granted 22 December 2003, expires 6 January 2046. 991 ha in the Phillips River Mineral Field. Commodities: Nickel, Cobalt. 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
- 23 July 2003
- Granted
- 22 December 2003
- Expires
- 6 January 2046
- Area
- 991.20 hectares (9.9 km²)
- Mineral field
- Phillips River Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Nickel, Cobalt
- 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
- 6 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Ravensthorpe Nickel Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 633; overlaps 362 ha
- WAMEX data
- 41 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -33.68645, 120.42655 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - RAVENTHORPE NICKEL OPERATIONS PTY LTD - MINERAL FIELD 74 - FEBRUARY 2016 | Approved | mcp_58730.pdf |
| 17 February 2015 | Mining Proposal | Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation, Evaporation Pond 20 | Approved | mp_53080.pdf |
| 2 December 2008 | Mining Proposal | Construction of Evaporation Ponds 18 and 19 Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations Ravensthorpe | Approved | mp_19948.pdf mp_19948.zip |
| 15 January 2008 | Mining Proposal | RAVENSTHORPE-CONSTRUCT OF EVAPORATION PONDS M74/145 M74/174 | Approved | mp_19224.pdf mp_19224.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 |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.