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EPA Western Australia · Part IV approval

Ministerial Statement 718 · Gwindinup Mineral Sands Mine

Western Australian EPA Ministerial Statement 718 (s45 approval) for Gwindinup Mineral Sands Mine, proponent Cable Sands (WA) Pty Ltd, dated 5 April 2006. In force; 16 conditions. Covers 21 current mining tenements.

Statement
Ministerial Statement 718
Proposal
Gwindinup Mineral Sands Mine
Type
s45 approval
Date
5 April 2006
Proponent
Cable Sands (WA) Pty Ltd
Status
In force
EPA assessment
1259
Conditions
16 (the text is in the statement; State of Western Australia copyright)
Parent groups on its ground
Iluka Resources
Iwatani
Tronox
Read the statement
Statement (PDF, EPA) · Proposal page (EPA)

Tenements it covers

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesProjectHectares
M 70/83
Mining lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted23 January 2031Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox100
M 70/86
Mining lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted5 November 2042Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox215
M 70/89
Mining lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted31 August 2028Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox116
M 70/360
Mining lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted2 November 2030Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox370
M 70/455
Mining lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted3 July 2033Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox12
M 70/456
Mining lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted3 July 2033Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox102
M 70/569
Mining lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted3 January 2033Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox202
M 70/669
Mining lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted10 March 2034Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox130
M 70/673
Mining lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted10 March 2034Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox119
M 70/785
Mining lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted25 March 2035Ilmenite, Zircon, Heavy mineral sandsBunbury Area Operations / Tronox409
M 70/895
Mining lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted28 September 2037Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, RutileBunbury Area Operations / Tronox827
M 70/899
Mining lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted28 April 2038Heavy mineral sands, Zircon, IlmeniteBunbury Area Operations / Tronox563
M 70/1108
Mining lease
DORAL MINERAL SANDS PTY LTDGranted3 June 2044Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, RutileBunbury Area Operations / Tronox984
M 70/1368
Mining lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted12 October 2038Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox522
M 70/1396
Mining lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted29 October 2041Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox135
G 70/83
General purpose lease
CABLE SANDS PTY LIMITEDGranted27 May 2034Heavy mineral sandsBunbury Area Operations / Tronox8
G 70/191
General purpose lease
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted24 January 2043Heavy mineral sandsBunbury Area Operations / Tronox0
L 70/159
Miscellaneous licence
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted12 September 2034Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox8
L 70/161
Miscellaneous licence
CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTDGranted15 February 2037Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox6
E 70/4496
Exploration licence
DORAL MINERAL SANDS PTY LTDGranted29 December 2027Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox1,104
E 70/6471
Exploration licence
ILUKA MIDWEST LIMITEDGranted16 July 2028Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, ZirconBunbury Area Operations / Tronox874

Linked by MCF: tenement ids in the statement, else proponent and project name matched to MINEDEX, or a reviewed override.