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EPA Western Australia · Part IV approval

Ministerial Statement 811 · Koolanooka Hills and Blue Hills Remnant Direct Shipping Iron Ore Mining Project

Western Australian EPA Ministerial Statement 811 (s45 approval) for Koolanooka Hills and Blue Hills Remnant Direct Shipping Iron Ore Mining Project, proponent Sinosteel Midwest Corporation Limited, dated 4 November 2009. In force; 45 conditions. Covers 12 current mining tenements.

Statement: Ministerial Statement 811
Proposal: Koolanooka Hills and Blue Hills Remnant Direct Shipping Iron Ore Mining Project
Type: s45 approval
Date: 4 November 2009
Proponent: Sinosteel Midwest Corporation Limited
Status: In force
EPA assessment: 1653
Conditions: 45 (the text is in the statement; State of Western Australia copyright)
Parent groups on its ground: Ansteel
Sinosteel
Read the statement: Statement (PDF, EPA) · Proposal page (EPA)

Tenements it covers

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Project	Hectares
M 59/595 Mining lease	SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED	Granted	24 January 2047	Iron	Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel	597
M 59/596 Mining lease	SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED	Granted	27 April 2047	Iron	Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel	561
M 70/1012 Mining lease	SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED	Granted	17 December 2040	Iron	Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel	604
M 70/1013 Mining lease	SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED	Granted	17 December 2040	Iron	Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel	894
M 70/1014 Mining lease	SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED	Granted	17 December 2040	Iron	Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel	905
G 70/158 General purpose lease	SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED	Granted	22 January 2034	Iron	Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel	10
G 70/159 General purpose lease	SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED	Granted	22 January 2034	Iron	Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel	10
G 70/213 General purpose lease	SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED	Granted	6 February 2047	Iron	Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel	7
G 70/221 General purpose lease	SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED	Granted	7 May 2029	Iron	Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel	17
L 59/62 Miscellaneous licence	SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED	Granted	20 September 2027	Iron	Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel	558
L 59/76 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	15 December 2030	Iron	Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel	974
L 70/126 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	19 January 2032	Iron	Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel	390

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