MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 77/1080 · Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM
M 77/1080 is a Western Australian mining lease held by MONTAGUE RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD; SQM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (Meeka Metals group). Granted 8 December 2004, expires 12 December 2046. 895 ha in the Yilgarn Mineral Field. Commodities: Lithium, Gold, Tantalum, Silver. Part of the Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Meeka Metals (the MINEDEX project owner)
- MINEDEX projects
- Mt Holland Lithium / Wesfarmers & SQM J04872 · OperatingOwners: Wesfarmers Limited 50%; a private holder 50%; Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd
Mt Holland South J07250 · ProposedOwners: Meeka Metals Limited 100%; Forrestania Mining Pty Ltd
Mt Holland Gold / Kidman J00106 · ShutOwners: MH Gold Pty Ltd 100%; Montague Resources Australia Pty Ltd; Kidman Resources Limited - Lodged
- 19 May 2004
- Granted
- 8 December 2004
- Expires
- 12 December 2046
- Area
- 895.00 hectares (8.9 km²)
- Mineral field
- Yilgarn Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Lithium, Gold, Tantalum, Silver
- 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
- Recommencement of Mining - Mt Holland Project: approved 15 May 2015, Mining Proposal - Recommencement of Mining - Mt Holland Project
- Environmental registrations
- 7 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Earl Grey Lithium Project, Life Of Mine Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1279; overlaps 661 ha
Earl Grey Lithium Project (Revised Proposal) Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1199; overlaps 305 ha
Earl Grey Lithium Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1118; overlaps 305 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 895 ha - WAMEX data
- 1,787 open-file drill holes, 82 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -32.06775, 119.74755 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2026 | Mining Proposal | Earl Grey Lithium Project Life of Mine (LoM) Mining Proposal Stage 3 R.01 | Approved | no public document |
| 7 December 2023 | Mining Proposal | EARL GREY LITHIUM PROJECT - MINING PROPOSAL - STAGE 2 - J04872 | Approved | MP_121883.pdf |
| 25 November 2022 | Mining Proposal | Earl Grey Lithium Project Mining Proposal - Stage 2 (COV-M000-EN-RPT-0003) | Approved | MP_101345.pdf |
| 4 August 2022 | Mining Proposal | EARL GREY LITHIUM PROJECT - Mining Proposal - Stage 1 | Approved | MP_111658.pdf |
| 9 June 2021 | Mining Proposal | Earl Grey Lithium Mining Proposal - Stage 1 (updated to include water pipeline) | Approved | MP_96491.pdf |
| 6 April 2021 | Mining Proposal | Earl Grey Lithium Project - Mining Proposal - Stage 1 - Version 2 | Approved | MP_91617.pdf |
| 15 May 2015 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Mining Proposal - Recommencement of Mining - Mt Holland Project | Approved | mp_53033.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.