MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
West Angelas
West Angelas 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; Robe River Mining Co. Pty Ltd, on 22 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
- J00706
- 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; Robe River Mining Co. Pty Ltd
- 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. - 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 | 114 Mt at 53.5%, 61.0 Mt contained | 174 Mt at 61.8%, 108 Mt contained | 31 December 2020 |
Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.
Mine closure plans
| Site | Operator | Latest plan approved | Plan (PDF on GeoDocs) | Closure year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Angelas Project | ROBE RIVER MINING CO. PTY. LTD. | 10 June 2020 | West Angelas Project Mining Proposal Revision 3 | |
| WADCD Contruction Pipeline Realignment - Environmental Plan and | ROBE RIVER MINING CO. PTY. LTD. | 14 June 2019 | WADCD Contruction Pipeline Realignment - Environmental Plan and Mining Proposal - J00706 |
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 876 Cape Lambert Port B development (s46), MS 862 Solomon Iron Ore Project, MS 776 Mesa K Remnant Iron Ore Mining Project, MS 756 Mesa A / Warramboo Iron Ore Project, MS 523 Yandicoogina Iron Ore Mine and Railway East Hamersley Range (s46) [1265], MS 514 West Angelas Iron Ore Project, MS 417 Yandicoogina iron ore mine and railway, MS 208 Proposed Mesa J iron ore development - Pannawonica