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EPA Western Australia · Part IV approval

Ministerial Statement 852 · Carina Iron Ore Mine

Western Australian EPA Ministerial Statement 852 (s45 approval) for Carina Iron Ore Mine, proponent Coburn Resources Pty Ltd, dated 28 January 2011. In force; 51 conditions. Covers 29 current mining tenements.

Statement: Ministerial Statement 852
Proposal: Carina Iron Ore Mine
Type: s45 approval
Date: 28 January 2011
Proponent: Coburn Resources Pty Ltd
Status: In force
EPA assessment: 1756
Conditions: 51 (the text is in the statement; State of Western Australia copyright)
Limits stated: disturbance up to 460 ha; clearing up to 90 ha
Parent groups on its ground: Yilgarn Iron Investments
Read the statement: Statement (PDF, EPA) · Proposal page (EPA)

Tenements it covers

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Project	Hectares
M 77/580 Mining lease	POLARIS METALS PTY LTD	Granted	14 June 2035	Gold, Iron	Carina	700
M 77/1095 Mining lease	POLARIS METALS PTY LTD	Granted	8 May 2032	Iron	Carina	994
M 77/1097 Mining lease	POLARIS METALS PTY LTD	Application		Iron	Carina	994
M 77/1244 Mining lease	POLARIS METALS PTY LTD	Granted	6 December 2030	Iron	Carina	996
M 77/1261 Mining lease	POLARIS METALS PTY LTD	Granted	14 May 2033	Iron	Carina	490
M 77/1270 Mining lease	POLARIS METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 August 2035	Iron	Carina	991
M 77/1291 Mining lease	POLARIS METALS PTY LTD	Application		Iron	Carina	3,307
G 15/21 General purpose lease	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	30 September 2031	Iron	Carina	279
G 77/124 General purpose lease	POLARIS METALS PTY LTD	Application		Iron	Carina	436
L 15/303 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	14 June 2031	Iron	Carina	9
L 15/305 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	13 May 2031	Iron	Carina	705
L 15/306 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	5 May 2031	Iron	Carina	22
L 15/310 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	1 July 2031	Iron	Carina	2
L 15/311 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	1 July 2031	Iron	Carina	2
L 15/318 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	5 April 2032	Iron	Carina	12
L 15/319 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	18 May 2032	Iron	Carina	32
L 15/320 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	18 May 2032	Iron	Carina	71
L 15/340 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	4 April 2034	Iron	Carina	4
L 16/91 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	8 December 2032	Iron	Carina	10
L 16/115 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	20 May 2036	Iron	Carina	597
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
L 77/254 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	12 October 2035	Iron	Carina	2,306
L 77/255 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	31 August 2035	Iron	Carina	150
L 77/270 Miscellaneous licence	POLARIS METALS PTY LTD	Application		Iron	Carina	108
L 77/274 Miscellaneous licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	12 October 2035	Iron	Carina	87
E 77/842 Exploration licence	POLARIS METALS PTY LTD	Granted	3 July 2026	Iron	Carina	9,570
E 77/2226 Exploration licence	POLARIS METALS PTY LTD	Granted	18 January 2020	Iron	Carina	3,312
E 77/2983 Exploration licence	YILGARN IRON PTY LTD	Granted	12 August 2029	Iron	Carina	9,713

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