Mine · Western Australia, Australia
Mt Weld REE / Lynas
Mt Weld REE / Lynas is a mine in Western Australia, Australia, with 147 Mt of mineral resources, owned by Mt Weld Mining Pty Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Western Australia | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | cerium, dysprosium, erbium, europium, gadolinium, holmium, lanthanum, lutetium, neodymium, niobium, praseodymium, rare earths, samarium, scandium, tantalum, terbium, thorium, thulium, ytterbium, yttrium (mainly rare earths) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Mt Weld Mining Pty Limited | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 105 ha (1 tenement, mining lease) | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mineral resources | 147 Mt (measured, indicated and inferred, 2 sites, oldest estimate 6 Oct 2004, reported under 2004 JORC (Australia), 2012 JORC (Australia)) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Ore reserves | 31.5 Mt (proven and probable, 1 site, reported under 2012 JORC (Australia)) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | -28.8640, 122.5476 | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Mt Weld REE / Lynas is the 93rd-largest of 453 mines in Western Australia by mineral resources. Ranks and totals cover the mines in our data that report their mineral resources, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | 93rd of 453 | 105,683 Mt | 0.14% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this mine from its sources, oldest first.
- Latest mineral resource estimate: 147 Mt
- Latest ore reserve estimate: 31.5 Mt
Owner and place
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Data on this page
- Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS), WA. WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001), CC BY 4.0.
- DMIRS, WA. WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003), CC BY 4.0.