Cape Cuvier

City of Karratha

Leichhardt acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we operate. We pay our respects to all First Nations people and acknowledge Elders past and present.

Empowered by the Community

Our Lake MacLeod Project

Our Eramurra Project

Welcome to Leichhardt.

Leichhardt is an independent, Australian owned company headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, with salt and gypsum operations at Lake MacLeod close to Carnarvon and the Eramurra project near Karratha in Western Australia.

LM Team

Lake MacLeod two weeks on

We have just completed our first two weeks as the proud new owner of Lake MacLeod. It has been an amazing journey, and the team have worked tirelessly to ensure all systems and communications were transferred seamlessly. We have all enjoyed getting to know each other and worked together to ensure a safe and seamless transition.

We are thankful for everyone’s patience and hard work including our valued partners and all 130 very understanding staff at Lake MacLeod. It has been a big few weeks and it’s great to be working as one big Leichhardt Team as we strive to realise Lake MacLeod’s full potential. We acknowledge the vital role that Lake MacLeod has in Carnarvon and look forward to supporting and connecting with the local community.

Dec 2, 2024

Rio Tinto completes sale of Dampier Salt's Lake MacLeod to Leichhardt Industrials Group

Rio Tinto has completed the sale of Dampier Salt's Lake MacLeod operation to Leichhardt. The operation fully transferred to Leichhardt’s ownership today.

Jul 26, 2024

Canarvon Careers Expo

Lee Harrup, Elisa Andreoli and Vanessa Hughes, all from Leichhardt, joined the Carnarvon Careers Expo yesterday sharing the fantastic traineeship opportunities that we hope to bring to the local community soon.

Jul 19, 2024

Marine Turtle Survey

The first of the 2023/24 marine turtle surveys took place in late October, the timeframe being identified as the peak nesting period for hawksbill turtles in the Pilbara. Dr Paul Whittock, Principal Scientist at Pendoley Environmental, spent 14 days aboard the “Jilly B” routinely surveying...

Jun 6, 2024

Leichhardt Board of Directors at Lake MacLeod

Recently, the Leichhardt Board of Directors visited the Lake MacLeod operation via Carnarvon. Our thanks to the Dampier Salt team (Rio Tinto) for accommodating our visit and showing us the salt and gypsum operations as well as Cape Cuvier port.

Jan 19, 2024

Leichhardt becomes new owner of the Lake MacLeod Operations

Industrial salt developer Leichhardt Industrials Group has today announced the acquisition of an existing industrial salt and gypsum operation in Western Australia’s Gascoyne region.

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Our Vision

To be the largest Australian supplier of industrial grade solar salt in the Asia-Pacific region.

Leichhardt aims to:

Be respected in the Gascoyne and Pilbara communities as a positive force in society.
Be respected by our employees and internal stakeholders as good employers and ethical operators.
Create a business that gains strategic advantage from the strength of its people inside the business and outside in the community.
Be a successful and sustainable economic contributor to the Australian economy.

Mission Statement

Our operations will take a vibrant, innovative and unique approach that’s accepted by its internal and external communities.

We will endeavour beyond acceptance; to thrive as a positive force within its communities, benefitting all those that work with the company.

We will invest in our communities, both in time and resource, to create a project that works for communities as much as they work for it.

We aim to be as financially successful as possible, within the bounds of benefitting our internal and external stakeholders.

Our Values

**Leichhardt’s values framework is defined by four words; Sea, Sun, Salt and Sustainability.**

Our Values are a set of unique shared principles, defining what we believe in, enabling our people to thrive and feel an important part of the team at Leichhardt.

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Values