Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Willowdale-Wagerup / Alcoa
Willowdale-Wagerup / Alcoa is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Alcoa of Australia Ltd 100%; Alintagas; Alumina Ltd; Alcoa Corporation; Aac Investments Australia 2 Pty Ltd, on 1 current tenement held by ALCOA OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED. Commodities: Bauxite, Coal.
- MINEDEX project
- J00779
- Stage
- Operating
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Alcoa of Australia Ltd 100%; Alintagas; Alumina Ltd; Alcoa Corporation; Aac Investments Australia 2 Pty Ltd
- Tenement holders
- ALCOA OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED
- Parent groups
- Alcoa
- Commodities
- Bauxite, Coal
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alumina extractable by Bayer process | 52 Mt at 31.8%, 16.5 Mt contained | — | 31 December 2025 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alumina extractable by Bayer process | 2001 | 2.3 Mt | 22.6 Mt |
Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 971 Newmont Boddington Goldmine - Life of Mine Expansion, MS 728 Wagerup Alumina Refinery - Increase in Production to 4.7 Mtpa; and Wagerup Cogeneration Plant, MS 564 Wagerup Alumina Refinery (s46) [1366], MS 453 Boddington gold mine - Extended basement operation and changes to existing environmental conditions, MS 390 Increase in alumina production to 3.3 million tonnes per annum at Wagerup Alumina refinery, and associated bauxite mining activities, MS 380 Expansion of Ewington Coal Mine, Ewington II, Collie (s46), MS 379 Boddington Gold Mine: Rehabilitation strategy (s46), MS 299 Extension to Boddington Gold Mine Eastern Anomaly Prospect, MS 100 Boddington Gold Mine Project - Modification to processing and disposal of supergene and copper-rich basement ores (s46) [238B], MS 95 Wagerup Alumina Refinery Expansion, MS 85 Boddington Gold Mine Project - mining and processing of supergene/basement ores, MS 49 Boddington Gold Mine Project Expansion of Facilities Stage 2, MS 19 Boddington Gold Mine Enhancement, Boddington
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML 1SA Mineral lease (State Agreement) | ALCOA OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 24 September 2045 | Bauxite, Coal | 700,000 |
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