MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining project · Operating
Sino - Cape Preston Iron
Sino - Cape Preston Iron is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Citic Pacific Mining Management Pty Ltd 100%, on 13 current tenements held by MINERALOGY PTY LTD. Commodities: Iron.
- MINEDEX project
- J00446
- Stage
- Operating
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Citic Pacific Mining Management Pty Ltd 100%
- Tenement holders
- MINERALOGY PTY LTD
- Parent groups
- Mineralogy
- Commodities
- Iron
- Rehabilitation liability
- Its rehabilitation liability is in the MCF Mining Index (subscribers): the Mining Rehabilitation Fund estimate, its trend since 2014, company provisions and closure-plan costs
Resources and reserves
| Commodity | Resources | Reserves | Latest estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron - magnetic | 5,088 Mt at 23.2%, 1181 Mt contained | — | 31 October 2010 |
| Iron | 5,088 Mt at 31.8%, 1617 Mt contained | — | 31 October 2010 |
Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 08/123 Mining lease | MINERALOGY PTY LTD | Granted | 22 June 2014 | Iron | 998 |
| M 08/124 Mining lease | MINERALOGY PTY LTD | Granted | 22 June 2014 | Iron | 998 |
| M 08/125 Mining lease | MINERALOGY PTY LTD | Granted | 22 June 2014 | Iron | 998 |
| M 08/264 Mining lease | MINERALOGY PTY LTD | Granted | 13 February 2043 | Iron | 267 |
| M 08/265 Mining lease | MINERALOGY PTY LTD | Granted | 13 February 2043 | Iron | 523 |
| M 08/266 Mining lease | MINERALOGY PTY LTD | Granted | 13 February 2043 | Iron | 359 |
| G 08/51 General purpose lease | MINERALOGY PTY LTD | Granted | 29 April 2046 | Iron | 1,176 |
| G 08/52 General purpose lease | MINERALOGY PTY LTD | Granted | 9 December 2045 | Iron | 3,262 |
| G 08/53 General purpose lease | MINERALOGY PTY LTD | Granted | 9 December 2045 | Iron | 5,129 |
| G 08/54 General purpose lease | MINERALOGY PTY LTD | Granted | 9 December 2045 | Iron | 602 |
| L 08/20 Miscellaneous licence | MINERALOGY PTY LTD | Granted | 4 March 2046 | Iron | 120 |
| E 08/117 Exploration licence | MINERALOGY PTY LTD | Granted | 19 February 2027 | Iron | 10,785 |
| E 08/636 Exploration licence | MINERALOGY PTY LTD | Granted | 22 June 2027 | Iron | 15,069 |