MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Robe River - Deepdale
Robe River - Deepdale is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Rio Tinto Ltd 53%; Mitsui & Co. (Australia) Ltd. 33%; Nippon Steel Australia Pty Ltd 10.5%; Nippon Steel & Sumikin Resources Australia Pty. Ltd. 3.5%; Robe River Iron Associates, on 18 current tenements held by CAPE LAMBERT IRON ASSOCIATES; MINISTERIAL; MITSUI IRON ORE DEVELOPMENT PTY LTD; NORTH MINING LIMITED and others. Commodities: Iron, SD, Salt, Limestone.
- MINEDEX project
- J00484
- Stage
- Operating
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Rio Tinto Ltd 53%; Mitsui & Co. (Australia) Ltd. 33%; Nippon Steel Australia Pty Ltd 10.5%; Nippon Steel & Sumikin Resources Australia Pty. Ltd. 3.5%; Robe River Iron Associates
- Tenement holders
- CAPE LAMBERT IRON ASSOCIATES
MINISTERIAL
MITSUI IRON ORE DEVELOPMENT PTY LTD
NORTH MINING LIMITED
PANNAWONICA IRON ASSOCIATES
ROBE RIVER LIMITED
ROBE RIVER MINING CO. PTY LTD
ROBE RIVER MINING CO. PTY. LTD. - Parent groups
- Rio Tinto
- Commodities
- Iron, SD, Salt, Limestone
- 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 | 6,260 Mt at 57.6%, 3609 Mt contained | 341 Mt at 55.3%, 189 Mt contained | 31 December 2020 |
Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.
Production recorded in MINEDEX
| Commodity | Latest year | That year | All recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron | 2001 | 16.1 Mt | 304 Mt |
Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.
Mine closure plans
| Site | Operator | Latest plan approved | Plan (PDF on GeoDocs) | Closure year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa A Project | ROBE RIVER MINING CO. PTY. LTD. | 14 February 2020 | Mesa A Project Mining Proposal V1.1 January 2020 | |
| Mesa J Project | ROBE RIVER MINING CO. PTY. LTD. | 8 May 2020 | Mesa J Project Mining Proposal V2 May 2020 |
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 1251 West Angelas Revised Proposal, MS 1141 Mesa H Proposal (Revision to Mesa J Iron Ore Development), MS 1113 West Angelas Iron Ore Project Deposits C, D and G, MS 1112 Mesa A Hub Revised Proposal, MS 1062 Solomon Iron Ore Project Expansion, MS 1015 West Angelas - Revised Proposal (Deposit A West and Deposit F), MS 862 Solomon Iron Ore Project, MS 776 Mesa K Remnant Iron Ore Mining Project, MS 756 Mesa A / Warramboo Iron Ore Project, MS 514 West Angelas Iron Ore Project, MS 208 Proposed Mesa J iron ore development - Pannawonica