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EPA Western Australia · Part IV approval

Ministerial Statement 802 · Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Project, Windarling W2 pit mining below the groundwater table

Western Australian EPA Ministerial Statement 802 (s45 approval) for Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Project, Windarling W2 pit mining below the groundwater table, proponent Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd; Portman Iron Ore Limited, dated 18 August 2009. In force; 24 conditions. Covers 42 current mining tenements.

Statement: Ministerial Statement 802
Proposal: Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Project, Windarling W2 pit mining below the groundwater table
Type: s45 approval
Date: 18 August 2009
Proponent: Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd; Portman Iron Ore Limited
Status: In force
EPA assessment: 1761
Conditions: 24 (the text is in the statement; State of Western Australia copyright)
Parent groups on its ground: Leeuwin Metals
Yilgarn Iron Investments
Read the statement: Statement (PDF, EPA) · Proposal page (EPA)

Tenements it covers

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Project	Hectares
M 77/606 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	21 September 2035	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	585
M 77/607 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	21 September 2035	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	972
M 77/611 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	21 September 2035	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	121
M 77/988 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	5 June 2045		Koolyanobbing Iron	137
M 77/989 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	5 June 2045	Iron, Manganese	Koolyanobbing Iron	979
M 77/990 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	5 June 2045	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	661
M 77/993 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	5 June 2045	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	935
M 77/994 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	5 June 2045	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	760
M 77/996 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	5 June 2045	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	304
M 77/997 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	5 June 2045	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	822
M 77/998 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	5 June 2045	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	886
M 77/999 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	5 June 2045	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	738
M 77/1000 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	5 June 2045	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	961
M 77/1001 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	5 June 2045	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	986
M 77/1038 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	17 December 2045	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	978
M 77/1039 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	17 December 2045	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	961
M 77/1040 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	17 December 2045	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	482
M 77/1109 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	28 March 2028	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	296
M 77/1248 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	21 July 2031	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	12
M 77/1249 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	21 July 2031	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	128
M 77/1257 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	12 October 2032	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	43
M 77/1258 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	12 October 2032	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	495
M 77/1259 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	12 October 2032	Iron, Gold	Koolyanobbing Iron	796
M 77/1278 Mining lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	4 October 2036	Iron, Manganese	Koolyanobbing Iron	754
L 77/143 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	8 February 2030	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	4
L 77/153 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	30 October 2030	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	2
L 77/184 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	2 June 2045	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	1,349
L 77/187 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	4 January 2046	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	2
L 77/188 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	4 January 2046	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	73
L 77/190 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	4 January 2046	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	16
L 77/191 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	4 January 2046	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	6
L 77/192 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	23 February 2046	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	1
L 77/195 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	18 July 2047	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	309
L 77/201 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	8 December 2047	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	8
L 77/214 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	2 July 2030	Gold, Silver	Koolyanobbing Iron	151
L 77/216 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	3 March 2031	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	74
L 77/235 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	12 July 2033	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	222
L 77/250 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	29 October 2035	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	77
L 77/252 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	4 December 2035	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	594
E 77/1322 Exploration licence	MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTD	Granted	17 January 2027	Iron, Gold, Silver	Koolyanobbing Iron	6,870
E 77/2109 Exploration licence	MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTD	Granted	28 July 2027	Gold, Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	1,131
E 77/2569 Exploration licence	FARSIDE RESOURCES PTY LTD	Granted	6 March 2029	Iron	Koolyanobbing Iron	2,370

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