Data as at 28 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Western Australian mining lease

M 80/650 · Browns Range Rare Earths

M 80/650 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITED (Northern Minerals group). Granted 9 September 2025, expires 8 September 2046. 10,451 ha in the Kimberley Mineral Field. Commodities: Rare earths, Yttrium, Dysprosium, Terbium. Part of the Browns Range Rare Earths project (operating).

Type: Mining lease
Status: Granted
Holder: NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITED
Parent group: Northern Minerals (matched by name)
MINEDEX project: Browns Range Rare Earths J04481 · Operating
Owners: Northern Minerals Limited 100%
Lodged: 21 November 2024
Granted: 9 September 2025
Expires: 8 September 2046
Area: 10,451.30 hectares (104.5 km²)
Mineral field: Kimberley Mineral Field
Commodities: Rare earths, Yttrium, Dysprosium, Terbium
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
EPA Ministerial Statements: MS 986
EPA referred proposals: Browns Range Rare Earth Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 986; overlaps 2,062 ha
WAMEX data: 2,200 open-file drill holes, 38 exploration reports on this ground
Location: -18.91665, 128.9361 (centre)

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