MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance
Cockatoo Island
Cockatoo Island is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Cockatoo Island Mining Pty Ltd 100%; Cockatoo Island Mining Infrastructure Pty Ltd, on 12 current tenements held by COCKATOO ISLAND MINING INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD; COCKATOO ISLAND MINING PTY LTD; MINISTERIAL. Commodities: Iron.
- MINEDEX project
- J01147
- Stage
- Care and Maintenance
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Cockatoo Island Mining Pty Ltd 100%; Cockatoo Island Mining Infrastructure Pty Ltd
- Tenement holders
- COCKATOO ISLAND MINING INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD
COCKATOO ISLAND MINING PTY LTD
MINISTERIAL - Commodities
- Iron
- 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 | 28 Mt at 61.2%, 17.1 Mt contained | 1.10 Mt at 68.0%, 748 kt contained | 30 June 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron | 2001 | 747 kt | 2.9 Mt |
Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 04/448 Mining lease | COCKATOO ISLAND MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 18 August 2032 | Iron | 84 |
| G 04/33 General purpose lease | COCKATOO ISLAND MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 31 July 2036 | Iron | 10 |
| G 04/34 General purpose lease | COCKATOO ISLAND MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 31 July 2036 | Iron | 10 |
| G 04/35 General purpose lease | COCKATOO ISLAND MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 31 July 2036 | Iron | 10 |
| G 04/37 General purpose lease | COCKATOO ISLAND MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 31 July 2036 | Iron | 5 |
| G 04/53 General purpose lease | COCKATOO ISLAND MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 14 September 2044 | Iron | 10 |
| L 04/49 Miscellaneous licence | COCKATOO ISLAND MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 25 September 2027 | Iron | 22 |
| L 04/117 Miscellaneous licence | COCKATOO ISLAND MINING INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD | Granted | 21 March 2044 | Iron | 16 |
| L 04/119 Miscellaneous licence | COCKATOO ISLAND MINING INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD | Granted | 29 May 2044 | Iron | 5 |
| L 04/128 Miscellaneous licence | COCKATOO ISLAND MINING INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD | Granted | 28 May 2044 | Iron | 3 |
| E 04/1131 Exploration licence | COCKATOO ISLAND MINING PTY LTD | Granted | 28 May 2027 | Iron | 1,208 |
| TR 70/1147 Temporary reserve | MINISTERIAL | Granted | Iron | 287 |