Nifty was purchased by Straits Resources in 1998, Aditya Birla Minerals in March 2003 then by Metals X in August 2016.

[2] Underground mine development commenced in January 2004 via a decline from the bottom of the open pit.

[3] The mine is serviced by Nifty Airport which has fly-in fly-out workers from Perth on charter flights.

[4] From commencement of production in 1993 to the placing of the mine into care and maintenance in 2019, Nifty had produced in excess of 700,000 tonnes of copper metal.

[1] The mine is located on the traditional land of the Martu people, something confirmed by the Federal Court of Australia in two rulings in 2002 and 2013.