MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining project · Operating
Port Hedland Sand and Gravel / Young
Port Hedland Sand and Gravel / Young is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by B J Young Earthmoving Pty Ltd 100%, on 7 current tenements held by a private holder. Commodities: SD.
- MINEDEX project
- J01534
- Stage
- Operating
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- B J Young Earthmoving Pty Ltd 100%
- Tenement holders
- a private holder
- 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
| Commodity | Resources | Reserves | Latest estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand - undifferentiated | 25 Mt at 100.0%, 25.4 Mt contained | — | 19 September 2012 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand - undifferentiated | 1998 | 2,748 t | 270 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for the Pippingarra Sand project on M45/531, M45/689, L45/259 and L45/312 | B J Young Earthmoving Pty Ltd | 5 October 2017 | Mine Closure Plan for the Pippingarra Sand project on M45/531, M45/689, L45/259 and L45/31 | |
| FOR THE BOODARIE SAND PROJECT ON M45/681 DATED 30 | B J Young Earthmoving Pty Ltd | 8 June 2017 | MINE CLOSURE PLAN FOR THE BOODARIE SAND PROJECT ON M45/681 VERSION 2 REVISION 0 DATED 30 M | |
| for the Flash Butt Sand and Aggregate Project on M45/1228 and L45/311 | B J Young Earthmoving Pty Ltd | 11 December 2018 | Mining Proposal for the Flash Butt Sand and Aggregate Project on M45/1228 and L45/311 vers |
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 45/531 Mining lease | a private holder | Granted | 19 August 2034 | SD | 100 |
| M 45/681 Mining lease | a private holder | Granted | 9 June 2038 | SD | 44 |
| M 45/689 Mining lease | a private holder | Granted | 16 September 2038 | SD | 77 |
| M 45/1228 Mining lease | a private holder | Granted | 1 July 2036 | SD | 409 |
| L 45/259 Miscellaneous licence | a private holder | Granted | 28 November 2034 | SD | 0 |
| L 45/311 Miscellaneous licence | a private holder | Granted | 20 October 2034 | SD | 7 |
| L 45/312 Miscellaneous licence | a private holder | Granted | 11 March 2034 | SD | 0 |