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Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Lake Deborah East Salt

Lake Deborah East Salt is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by WA Salt Koolyanobbing Pty Ltd 100%, on 6 current tenements held by WA SALT KOOLYANOBBING PTY LTD. Commodities: Salt.

MINEDEX project
J00872
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
WA Salt Koolyanobbing Pty Ltd 100%
Tenement holders
WA SALT KOOLYANOBBING PTY LTD
Parent groups
WA Salt Group
Commodities
Salt
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

Production recorded in MINEDEX

CommodityLatest yearThat yearAll recorded
Salt - Sodium Chloride (NaCl)2001113 kt1.1 Mt

Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
WA Salt Koolyanobbing-Lake Deborah East SaltAUSTWIDE MINING TITLE MANAGEMENT PTY LTD3 June 2020Mining Proposal-WA Salt Koolyanobbing-Lake Deborah East Salt - J00872

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 77/1273
Mining lease
WA SALT KOOLYANOBBING PTY LTDGranted20 October 2035Salt3,718
L 77/108
Miscellaneous licence
WA SALT KOOLYANOBBING PTY LTDGranted15 February 2029Salt41
L 77/179
Miscellaneous licence
WA SALT KOOLYANOBBING PTY LTDGranted20 June 2041Salt2
L 77/263
Miscellaneous licence
WA SALT KOOLYANOBBING PTY LTDGranted6 January 2035Salt14
L 77/278
Miscellaneous licence
WA SALT KOOLYANOBBING PTY LTDGranted23 February 2037Salt2
E 77/1968
Exploration licence
WA SALT KOOLYANOBBING PTY LTDGranted28 July 2027Salt1,912