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Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Tenement holder · Western Australia

ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTD

ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTD holds 19 current Western Australian mining tenements (13 mining leases, 6 miscellaneous licences) covering 120,122 hectares; part of the Hancock Prospecting group.

19tenements
120,122hectares
1projects
4EPA statements
1closure plan
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Parent group: Hancock Prospecting

Projects (MINEDEX)

ProjectStageOwners (MINEDEX)Its tenements
Roy Hill Iron OreOperatingHancock Prospecting Pty Ltd 70%; Marubeni Corporation 15%; Posco Holdings Inc 12.5%; China Steel Corp. 2.5%; Roy Hill Iron Ore Pty Ltd; Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd; Roy Hill Holdings Pty Ltd8

Rehabilitation liability

Its rehabilitation liability, per tenement and in total, is in the MCF Mining Index (subscribers): the Mining Rehabilitation Fund estimate, its trend since 2014, company provisions and closure-plan costs.

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
RHIO for M46/518, M46/519, L46/104, L46/129, L46/141, L47/346, L47/347, L47/642 and L47/735. BROY HILL IRON ORE Pty Ltd15 July 2020RHIO Mining Proposal for M46/518, M46/519, L46/104, L46/129, L46/141, L47/346, L47/347, L4

EPA Ministerial Statements over its ground

StatementProposalDateStatus
MS 1189Revised Proposal for the Roy Hill Iron Ore Mine19 May 2022in force
MS 858Roy Hill 1 Iron Ore Project, Port Infrastructure11 March 2011amended
MS 829Roy Hill 1 Iron Ore Mining Stage 231 March 2010amended
MS 824Roy Hill 1 Iron Ore Mining Project Stage 123 December 2009amended

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesProjectHectares
M 46/481
Mining lease
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted12 December 2032946
M 46/482
Mining lease
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted12 December 2032947
M 46/483
Mining lease
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted12 December 2032946
M 46/484
Mining lease
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted12 December 2032946
M 46/485
Mining lease
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted12 December 2032947
M 46/486
Mining lease
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted12 December 2032946
M 46/487
Mining lease
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted12 December 2032946
M 46/488
Mining lease
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted12 December 2032947
M 46/489
Mining lease
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted12 December 2032631
M 46/490
Mining lease
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted12 December 2032946
M 46/491
Mining lease
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted12 December 2032946
M 46/518
Mining lease
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted31 October 2031Iron, ManganeseRoy Hill Iron Ore25,813
M 46/519
Mining lease
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted31 October 2031Iron, ManganeseRoy Hill Iron Ore1,731
L 46/141
Miscellaneous licence
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted19 September 2039IronRoy Hill Iron Ore3,976
L 46/162
Miscellaneous licence
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted28 March 2043IronRoy Hill Iron Ore33
L 47/346
Miscellaneous licence
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted28 March 2033IronRoy Hill Iron Ore2,723
L 47/347
Miscellaneous licence
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted9 August 2031IronRoy Hill Iron Ore273
L 47/642
Miscellaneous licence
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted19 February 2034IronRoy Hill Iron Ore63,423
L 47/735
Miscellaneous licence
ROY HILL IRON ORE PTY LTDGranted1 December 2035IronRoy Hill Iron Ore12,054