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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox

Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Tronox Limited 100%; Cable Sands Pty Limited, on 21 current tenements held by CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD; CABLE SANDS PTY LIMITED; DORAL MINERAL SANDS PTY LTD; ILUKA MIDWEST LIMITED. Commodities: Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile.

MINEDEX project: J01034
Stage: Operating
Owners (MINEDEX): Tronox Limited 100%; Cable Sands Pty Limited
Tenement holders: CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD
CABLE SANDS PTY LIMITED
DORAL MINERAL SANDS PTY LTD
ILUKA MIDWEST LIMITED
Parent groups: Iluka Resources
Iwatani
Tronox
Commodities: Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile
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
Heavy minerals	6.32 Mt at 100.0%, 6.3 Mt contained	1.77 Mt at 100.0%, 1.8 Mt contained	31 December 2019
Zircon	6.32 Mt at 9.1%, 576 kt contained	1.77 Mt at 10.6%, 188 kt contained	31 December 2019
Ilmenite	6.32 Mt at 78.6%, 5.0 Mt contained	1.77 Mt at 76.0%, 1.3 Mt contained	31 December 2019
Leucoxene	2.82 Mt at 13.5%, 381 kt contained	1.77 Mt at 11.8%, 209 kt contained	31 December 2019
Rutile	1.02 Mt at 1.1%, 11 kt contained	—	28 July 2011

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
Ilmenite	2001	201 kt	2.5 Mt
Zircon	2001	22 kt	310 kt
Leucoxene	2001	5,270 t	132 kt
Rutile	2001	3,501 t	44 kt
Garnet	1999	2.0 t	6,618 t

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

Mine closure plans

Site	Operator	Latest plan approved	Plan (PDF on GeoDocs)
Rev3) - Yarloop Reserve R31900 - Ludlow Titanium -Wonnerup South - M70/49, M70/86, M70/785 & L70/159	Cristal Mining Australia LIMITED	30 November 2016	Mine Closure Plan (Rev3) - Yarloop Reserve R31900 - Ludlow Titanium -Wonnerup South - M70/
to A Wonnerup North Mineral Sands Project - Crossing of Wonnerup South Road and Underground Services	Cristal Mining Australia LIMITED	11 October 2018	Amendment to Mining Proposal REG ID 53504 Revision 1A Wonnerup North Mineral Sands Project
Gwindinup North Mineral Sands Deposit	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	3 September 2015	Gwindinup North Mineral Sands Deposit
PRELIMINARY SITE CLOSURE PLAN ( ) (BUNBURY AREA) - NORTH SHORE MINERAL SEPARATION PLAN	TRONOX MINING AUSTRALIA Limited	28 May 2020	REVISED PRELIMINARY SITE CLOSURE PLAN (REV 5) (BUNBURY AREA) - NORTH SHORE MINERAL SEPARAT
PRELIMINARY SITE CLOSURE PLAN (REV4) - NORTH SHORE MINERAL SEPARATION PLANT	Cristal Mining Australia LIMITED	11 April 2017	REVISED PRELIMINARY SITE CLOSURE PLAN (REV4) - NORTH SHORE MINERAL SEPARATION PLANT - J010

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 718 Gwindinup Mineral Sands Mine, MS 621 Tutunup Titanium Minerals Mine

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Hectares
M 70/83 Mining lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	23 January 2031	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	100
M 70/86 Mining lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	5 November 2042	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	215
M 70/89 Mining lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	31 August 2028	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	116
M 70/360 Mining lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	2 November 2030	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	370
M 70/455 Mining lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	3 July 2033	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	12
M 70/456 Mining lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	3 July 2033	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	102
M 70/569 Mining lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	3 January 2033	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	202
M 70/669 Mining lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	10 March 2034	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	130
M 70/673 Mining lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	10 March 2034	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	119
M 70/785 Mining lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	25 March 2035	Ilmenite, Zircon, Heavy mineral sands	409
M 70/895 Mining lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	28 September 2037	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile	827
M 70/899 Mining lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	28 April 2038	Heavy mineral sands, Zircon, Ilmenite	563
M 70/1108 Mining lease	DORAL MINERAL SANDS PTY LTD	Granted	3 June 2044	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile	984
M 70/1368 Mining lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	12 October 2038	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	522
M 70/1396 Mining lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	29 October 2041	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	135
G 70/83 General purpose lease	CABLE SANDS PTY LIMITED	Granted	27 May 2034	Heavy mineral sands	8
G 70/191 General purpose lease	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	24 January 2043	Heavy mineral sands	0
L 70/159 Miscellaneous licence	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	12 September 2034	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	8
L 70/161 Miscellaneous licence	CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD	Granted	15 February 2037	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	6
E 70/4496 Exploration licence	DORAL MINERAL SANDS PTY LTD	Granted	29 December 2027	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	1,104
E 70/6471 Exploration licence	ILUKA MIDWEST LIMITED	Granted	16 July 2028	Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon	874