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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

East Pilbara Iron Ore / FMG

East Pilbara Iron Ore / FMG is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Fortescue Ltd 100%; Chichester Metals Pty Ltd, on 119 current tenements held by CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD; FMG PILBARA PTY LTD; THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD. Commodities: Iron, Manganese.

MINEDEX project: J01407
Stage: Operating
Owners (MINEDEX): Fortescue Ltd 100%; Chichester Metals Pty Ltd
Tenement holders: CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD
FMG PILBARA PTY LTD
THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD
Parent groups: Fortescue
Commodities: Iron, Manganese
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	2,628 Mt at 56.5%, 1484 Mt contained	830 Mt at 57.3%, 476 Mt contained	30 June 2024

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
Manganese	1965	395 t	395 t

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

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 1033 Christmas Creek Iron Ore Mine Expansion, MS 899 Cloudbreak Life of Mine Expansion, MS 871 Christmas Creek Water Management Scheme, MS 721 Pilbara Iron Ore and Infrastructure Project: Cloud Break (No benefication), MS 707 Pilbara Iron Ore and Infrastructure Project: East-West Railway and Mine Sites (Stage B), MS 690 Pilbara Iron Ore and Infrastructure Project: Port and North-South Railway (Stage A)

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Hectares
M 45/1082 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	731
M 45/1083 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	665
M 45/1084 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	623
M 45/1085 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	579
M 45/1087 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	27 July 2027		788
M 45/1088 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	27 July 2027		776
M 45/1102 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	957
M 45/1103 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	788
M 45/1104 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	824
M 45/1105 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	824
M 45/1106 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	790
M 45/1107 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	837
M 45/1124 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	557
M 45/1125 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	511
M 45/1126 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	521
M 45/1127 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	428
M 45/1128 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	512
M 45/1177 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	7 July 2030		17
M 45/1263 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	13 May 2040	Iron	3,930
M 46/292 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	822
M 46/293 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	886
M 46/314 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	820
M 46/315 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	569
M 46/316 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	883
M 46/318 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	806
M 46/320 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	854
M 46/321 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	571
M 46/322 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	466
M 46/323 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	541
M 46/324 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	449
M 46/325 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	560
M 46/326 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	531
M 46/327 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	403
M 46/328 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	438
M 46/329 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	452
M 46/330 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	445
M 46/331 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	648
M 46/332 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	502
M 46/333 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	466
M 46/334 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	484
M 46/335 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	324
M 46/336 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron, Manganese	453
M 46/337 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron, Manganese	417
M 46/338 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron, Manganese	420
M 46/339 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron, Manganese	457
M 46/340 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron, Manganese	428
M 46/341 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron, Manganese	461
M 46/342 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	488
M 46/343 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	643
M 46/344 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	592
M 46/345 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	627
M 46/346 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	531
M 46/347 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	594
M 46/348 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	558
M 46/349 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	606
M 46/350 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	671
M 46/351 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	670
M 46/352 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	582
M 46/353 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	700
M 46/354 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	604
M 46/355 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	617
M 46/356 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	875
M 46/357 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	910
M 46/401 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2028	Iron	689
M 46/402 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2028	Iron	555
M 46/403 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2028	Iron	495
M 46/404 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2028	Iron	647
M 46/405 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2028	Iron	632
M 46/406 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2028	Iron	681
M 46/407 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2028	Iron	748
M 46/408 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2028	Iron	812
M 46/409 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2028	Iron	952
M 46/410 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	721
M 46/411 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	540
M 46/412 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2028	Iron	617
M 46/413 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2028	Iron	722
M 46/414 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2028	Iron	800
M 46/415 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	842
M 46/416 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	757
M 46/417 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	206
M 46/418 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	237
M 46/419 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	254
M 46/420 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	653
M 46/421 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2027	Iron	267
M 46/423 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2028	Iron	404
M 46/451 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	2 January 2029	Iron	380
M 46/453 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	26 March 2028	Iron	382
M 46/454 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	2 January 2029	Iron	286
M 46/533 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	14 August 2039	Iron	4,951
M 46/534 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	14 August 2039	Iron	525
M 46/542 Mining lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	2 December 2041	Iron	172
M 47/1433 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	12 April 2033	Iron	250
M 47/1434 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	12 April 2033	Iron	102
G 46/7 General purpose lease	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	19 November 2029	Iron	392
L 1SA Miscellaneous licence (State Agreement)	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	28 November 2056	Iron	36,890
L 46/46 Miscellaneous licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	20 April 2048	Iron	568
L 46/47 Miscellaneous licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	20 August 2048	Iron	407
L 46/48 Miscellaneous licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	20 August 2048	Iron	4,622
L 46/49 Miscellaneous licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	20 August 2048	Iron	2,181
L 46/52 Miscellaneous licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	12 February 2028	Iron	97
L 46/53 Miscellaneous licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	2 November 2027	Iron	1,216
L 46/66 Miscellaneous licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	11 September 2029	Iron	392
L 46/96 Miscellaneous licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	6 October 2032	Iron	1,059
L 46/99 Miscellaneous licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2033	Iron	20,176
E 45/2497 Exploration licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	16 February 2024	Iron	20,642
E 45/2498 Exploration licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	16 February 2024	Iron	11,064
E 46/467 Exploration licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	20 November 2024	Iron, Manganese	17,164
E 46/516 Exploration licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	22 April 2024	Iron	12,308
E 46/517 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	17 October 2026	Manganese, Iron	3,803
E 46/518 Exploration licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	17 October 2024	Iron	5,924
E 46/519 Exploration licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	3 March 2024	Iron	6,108
E 46/566 Exploration licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	16 February 2024	Iron	13,088
E 46/567 Exploration licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	16 February 2024	Iron	8,954
E 46/568 Exploration licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	16 February 2024	Iron	19,208
E 46/569 Exploration licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	16 February 2024	Iron	17,990
E 46/590 Exploration licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	11 November 2024	Iron	4,492
E 46/612 Exploration licence	CHICHESTER METALS PTY LTD	Granted	4 October 2024	Iron	9,316
E 46/711 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	13 February 2028	Iron, Manganese	1,584
E 47/1016 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	18 July 2027	Iron	12,675