Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Parent group · Western Australia
Tronox
Tronox group: 49 current Western Australian mining tenements (32 mining leases, 3 general purpose leases, 3 miscellaneous licences, 4 retention licences, 7 exploration licences) covering 44,713 hectares, held through 3 holders; 4 MINEDEX projects.
49tenements
44,713hectares
4projects
8EPA statements
7closure plans
Holders in the group
Projects (MINEDEX)
| Project | Stage | Owners (MINEDEX) | Its tenements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | Operating | Tronox Limited 100%; Cable Sands Pty Limited | 18 |
| Cooljarloo / Tronox | Operating | Tronox Limited 100%; Yalgoo Minerals Pty Ltd; Tronox Holdings Plc | 11 |
| Dongara Minerals Sands / Tronox | Proposed | Tronox Limited 100%; Tronox Management Pty Ltd | 9 |
| Cowella Peak Mineral Sands | Not Applicable | Tronox Limited 100% | 1 |
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
| Site | Operator | Latest plan approved | Plan (PDF on GeoDocs) | Closure year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rev3) - Yarloop Reserve R31900 - Ludlow Titanium -Wonnerup South - M70/49, M70/86, M70/785 & L70/159 | Cristal Mining Australia LIMITED | 30 November 2016 | Mine Closure Plan (Rev3) - Yarloop Reserve R31900 - Ludlow Titanium -Wonnerup South - M70/ | |
| to A Wonnerup North Mineral Sands Project - Crossing of Wonnerup South Road and Underground Services | Cristal Mining Australia LIMITED | 11 October 2018 | Amendment to Mining Proposal REG ID 53504 Revision 1A Wonnerup North Mineral Sands Project | |
| Gwindinup North Mineral Sands Deposit | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | 3 September 2015 | Gwindinup North Mineral Sands Deposit | |
| DONGARA / TRONOX - TITANIUM MINERALS PROJECT | Tronox Management Pty Limited | 4 February 2020 | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - DONGARA / TRONOX - TITANIUM MINERALS PROJECT - J02458 | |
| MPMCP FOR COOLJARLOO MINERAL SANDS OPERATION - STATE AGREEMENT PROJECT | Tronox Management Pty Limited | 2 March 2020 | MPMCP FOR COOLJARLOO MINERAL SANDS OPERATION - STATE AGREEMENT PROJECT - J00485 | |
| PRELIMINARY SITE CLOSURE PLAN ( ) (BUNBURY AREA) - NORTH SHORE MINERAL SEPARATION PLAN | TRONOX MINING AUSTRALIA Limited | 28 May 2020 | REVISED PRELIMINARY SITE CLOSURE PLAN (REV 5) (BUNBURY AREA) - NORTH SHORE MINERAL SEPARAT | |
| PRELIMINARY SITE CLOSURE PLAN (REV4) - NORTH SHORE MINERAL SEPARATION PLANT | Cristal Mining Australia LIMITED | 11 April 2017 | REVISED PRELIMINARY SITE CLOSURE PLAN (REV4) - NORTH SHORE MINERAL SEPARATION PLANT - J010 |
EPA Ministerial Statements over its ground
| Statement | Proposal | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS 1158 | Cooljarloo West Titanium Minerals Project | 22 January 2021 | in force |
| MS 1120 | Dongara Titanium Minerals Project (s46) [2217] | 12 December 2019 | in force |
| MS 790 | Cooljarloo Mine – Falcon Extension | 16 March 2009 | amended |
| MS 718 | Gwindinup Mineral Sands Mine | 5 April 2006 | in force |
| MS 621 | Tutunup Titanium Minerals Mine | 17 March 2003 | in force |
| MS 557 | Cooljarloo Mineral Sands Mine | 10 November 2000 | in force |
| MS 50 | Mineral sands dry processing plant, Muchea | 12 December 1988 | in force |
| MS 37 | Cooljarloo Mineral Sands Project | 3 October 1988 | in force |
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Project | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 70/83 Mining lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 23 January 2031 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 100 |
| M 70/86 Mining lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 5 November 2042 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 215 |
| M 70/89 Mining lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 31 August 2028 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 116 |
| M 70/360 Mining lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 2 November 2030 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 370 |
| M 70/434 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 12 November 2031 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Cooljarloo / Tronox | 538 |
| M 70/435 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 12 November 2031 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Cooljarloo / Tronox | 616 |
| M 70/436 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 12 November 2031 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Cooljarloo / Tronox | 760 |
| M 70/455 Mining lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 3 July 2033 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 12 |
| M 70/456 Mining lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 3 July 2033 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 102 |
| M 70/569 Mining lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 3 January 2033 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 202 |
| M 70/669 Mining lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 10 March 2034 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 130 |
| M 70/673 Mining lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 10 March 2034 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 119 |
| M 70/785 Mining lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 25 March 2035 | Ilmenite, Zircon, Heavy mineral sands | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 409 |
| M 70/895 Mining lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 28 September 2037 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 827 |
| M 70/899 Mining lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 28 April 2038 | Heavy mineral sands, Zircon, Ilmenite | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 563 |
| M 70/1195 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 30 March 2029 | Heavy mineral sands | Dongara Minerals Sands / Tronox | 274 |
| M 70/1196 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 30 March 2029 | Heavy mineral sands | Dongara Minerals Sands / Tronox | 994 |
| M 70/1197 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 30 March 2029 | Heavy mineral sands | Dongara Minerals Sands / Tronox | 957 |
| M 70/1198 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 30 March 2029 | Heavy mineral sands | Dongara Minerals Sands / Tronox | 992 |
| M 70/1199 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 30 March 2029 | Heavy mineral sands | Dongara Minerals Sands / Tronox | 992 |
| M 70/1200 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 30 March 2029 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile | Dongara Minerals Sands / Tronox | 972 |
| M 70/1213 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 29 August 2033 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile | Dongara Minerals Sands / Tronox | 988 |
| M 70/1214 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 29 August 2033 | 778 | ||
| M 70/1215 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 29 August 2033 | Heavy mineral sands | Dongara Minerals Sands / Tronox | 821 |
| M 70/1218 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 29 August 2033 | Heavy mineral sands | Dongara Minerals Sands / Tronox | 862 |
| M 70/1219 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 29 August 2033 | 847 | ||
| M 70/1314 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 17 March 2036 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile | Cooljarloo / Tronox | 3,769 |
| M 70/1333 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 3 April 2037 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile | Cooljarloo / Tronox | 419 |
| M 70/1368 Mining lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 12 October 2038 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 522 |
| M 70/1396 Mining lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 29 October 2041 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 135 |
| M 70/1398 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 1 March 2041 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile, ST | Cooljarloo / Tronox | 9,712 |
| M 70/1413 Mining lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 4 July 2043 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile | Cooljarloo / Tronox | 1,315 |
| G 70/83 General purpose lease | CABLE SANDS PTY LIMITED | Granted | 27 May 2034 | Heavy mineral sands | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 8 |
| G 70/191 General purpose lease | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 24 January 2043 | Heavy mineral sands | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 0 |
| G 70/275 General purpose lease | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 13 June 2045 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, ST | Cooljarloo / Tronox | 54 |
| L 70/159 Miscellaneous licence | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 12 September 2034 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 8 |
| L 70/161 Miscellaneous licence | CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD | Granted | 15 February 2037 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox | 6 |
| L 70/190 Miscellaneous licence | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 29 October 2038 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, ST | Cooljarloo / Tronox | 9 |
| R 70/36 Retention licence | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 18 March 2027 | Heavy mineral sands | Cooljarloo / Tronox | 83 |
| R 70/54 Retention licence | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 7 July 2028 | Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon | Cooljarloo / Tronox | 1,680 |
| R 70/55 Retention licence | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 7 July 2028 | 6,932 | ||
| R 70/66 Retention licence | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Application | 125 | |||
| E 70/2604 Exploration licence | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 11 November 2026 | 326 | ||
| E 70/3065 Exploration licence | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 15 July 2027 | 906 | ||
| E 70/4482 Exploration licence | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 3 July 2028 | 1,112 | ||
| E 70/4483 Exploration licence | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 3 July 2028 | Heavy mineral sands | Cowella Peak Mineral Sands | 848 |
| E 70/4518 Exploration licence | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 10 July 2028 | 1,382 | ||
| E 70/5341 Exploration licence | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 23 March 2030 | 293 | ||
| E 70/6643 Exploration licence | TRONOX MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | Granted | 11 September 2029 | 514 |
MCF Mining Approvals Index