MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining project · Operating
Denison Limesand / Lime Industries
Denison Limesand / Lime Industries is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Lime Industries Pty Ltd 100%, on 6 current tenements held by COCKBURN CEMENT LIMITED.
- MINEDEX project
- J01105
- Stage
- Operating
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Lime Industries Pty Ltd 100%
- Tenement holders
- COCKBURN CEMENT LIMITED
- Parent groups
- CRH
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium carbonate | 108 Mt at 84.9%, 91.5 Mt contained | — | 27 May 1997 |
| Limesand | 108 Mt at 92.4%, 99.7 Mt contained | — | 27 May 1997 |
| Magnesite | 104 Mt at 5.8%, 6.0 Mt contained | — | 27 May 1997 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limesand | 2001 | 134 kt | 348 kt |
| Limestone | 2001 | 40 kt | 227 kt |
Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.
Mine closure plans
| Site | Operator | Latest plan approved | Plan (PDF on GeoDocs) | Closure year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dongara Lime Sand | AUSTWIDE MINING TITLE MANAGEMENT PTY LTD | 22 March 2021 | Dongara Lime Sand | |
| DONGARA LIME PLANT | Cockburn Cement Limited | 17 October 2017 | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - DONGARA LIME PLANT - J01105 |
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 70/311 Mining lease | COCKBURN CEMENT LIMITED | Granted | 27 July 2030 | 457 | |
| M 70/642 Mining lease | COCKBURN CEMENT LIMITED | Granted | 10 June 2038 | 987 | |
| M 70/711 Mining lease | COCKBURN CEMENT LIMITED | Granted | 27 May 2034 | 986 | |
| M 70/898 Mining lease | COCKBURN CEMENT LIMITED | Granted | 19 July 2037 | 48 | |
| M 70/917 Mining lease | COCKBURN CEMENT LIMITED | Granted | 29 March 2042 | 9 | |
| E 70/355 Exploration licence | COCKBURN CEMENT LIMITED | Granted | 23 July 1992 | 913 |