Data as at 12 November 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Browns Range Rare Earths

Browns Range Rare Earths is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Northern Minerals Limited 100%, on 7 current tenements held by NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITED. Commodities: Rare earths, Yttrium, Dysprosium, Terbium.

MINEDEX project: J04481
Stage: Operating
Owners (MINEDEX): Northern Minerals Limited 100%
Tenement holders: NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITED
Parent groups: Northern Minerals
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

Resources and reserves

Commodity	Resources	Reserves	Latest estimate
Rare earth oxides	12 Mt at 0.78%, 93 kt contained	5.39 Mt at 0.88%, 47 kt contained	30 June 2026
Yttrium oxide	12 Mt at 0.43%, 50 kt contained	5.39 Mt at 0.52%, 28 kt contained	30 June 2026
Dysprosium oxide	12 Mt at 0.06%, 7,412 t contained	5.39 Mt at 0.08%, 4,182 t contained	30 June 2026
Terbium oxide	12 Mt at 0.01%, 1,143 t contained	5.39 Mt at 0.01%, 611 t contained	30 June 2026

Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.

Mine closure plans

Site	Operator	Latest plan approved	Plan (PDF on GeoDocs)	Closure year
BROWNS RANGE RARE EARTH PROJECT, PILOT PLANT TRIAL	NORTHERN MINERALS Limited	24 September 2020	BROWNS RANGE RARE EARTH PROJECT, PILOT PLANT TRIAL - MINING PROPOSAL - VERSION 2

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 986 Browns Range Rare Earth Project

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Hectares
M 80/650 Mining lease	NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITED	Granted	8 September 2046	Rare earths, Yttrium, Dysprosium, Terbium	10,451
L 80/76 Miscellaneous licence	NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITED	Granted	2 December 2035	Rare earths, Yttrium, Dysprosium	1,431
L 80/77 Miscellaneous licence	NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITED	Granted	15 July 2035	Rare earths, Yttrium, Dysprosium	181
L 80/78 Miscellaneous licence	NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITED	Granted	15 July 2035	Rare earths, Yttrium, Dysprosium	167
E 80/4782 Exploration licence	NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITED	Granted	14 July 2028	Rare earths, Dysprosium, Yttrium, Terbium	7,440
E 80/5040 Exploration licence	NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITED	Granted	15 March 2027	Rare earths, Yttrium, Dysprosium	7,827
E 80/5041 Exploration licence	NORTHERN MINERALS LIMITED	Granted	15 March 2027	Rare earths, Dysprosium, Yttrium, Terbium	8,566