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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Cane River / Heidelberg Materials

Cane River / Heidelberg Materials is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Heidelberg Materials Australia Pty Ltd 100%, on 3 current tenements held by HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. Commodities: SD.

MINEDEX project
J01240
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Heidelberg Materials Australia Pty Ltd 100%
Tenement holders
HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Parent groups
Heidelberg Materials
Commodities
SD
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

CommodityResourcesReservesLatest estimate
Gravel0.02 Mt at 50.0%, 10 kt contained—4 September 2013
Sand - undifferentiated0.02 Mt at 50.0%, 10 kt contained—4 September 2013

Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.

Production recorded in MINEDEX

CommodityLatest yearThat yearAll recorded
Sand - undifferentiated19972,102 t2,852 t

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

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
CANE RIVER SAND PROJECTHanson Construction Materials Pty Limited8 September 2023MINE CLOSURE PLAN FOR SMALL MINING OPERATIONS - CANE RIVER SAND PROJECT - J01240

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 08/69
Mining lease
HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted28 March 2030SD6
L 08/125
Miscellaneous licence
HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted1 April 2036SD36
L 08/154
Miscellaneous licence
HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted17 February 2037SD4