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Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance

Lucky Bay Garnet

Lucky Bay Garnet is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Mineral Resources Limited 100%; Australian Garnet Pty Ltd, on 16 current tenements held by AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTD. Commodities: Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile.

MINEDEX project
J01644
Stage
Care and Maintenance
Owners (MINEDEX)
Mineral Resources Limited 100%; Australian Garnet Pty Ltd
Tenement holders
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTD
Parent groups
Mineral Resources
Commodities
Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile
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
Garnet19 Mt at 83.5%, 15.8 Mt contained210 Mt at 8.1%, 17.0 Mt contained23 June 2022
Heavy minerals19 Mt at 100.0%, 18.9 Mt contained210 Mt at 9.2%, 19.3 Mt contained23 June 2022

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

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
Australian Garnet Pty Ltd - Balline Garnet Mine Expansion Project - Mining Act (WA) - to ID 27893 - M70/1280, L70/134 and G70/253 - Project - 19Australian Garnet Pty Ltd23 October 2015Australian Garnet Pty Ltd - Balline Garnet Mine Expansion Project - Mining Act 1978 (WA) -

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 70/1280
Mining lease
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted18 August 2030Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile262
M 70/1387
Mining lease
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted11 March 2040Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile1,305
G 70/253
General purpose lease
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted11 November 2035Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile10
G 70/269
General purpose lease
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted13 July 2044Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile6
G 70/271
General purpose lease
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted1 November 2044Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile2
L 70/134
Miscellaneous licence
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted22 July 2031Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile8
L 70/166
Miscellaneous licence
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted29 April 2036Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile19
L 70/167
Miscellaneous licence
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted29 April 2036Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile1
L 70/168
Miscellaneous licence
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted29 April 2036Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile0
L 70/169
Miscellaneous licence
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted7 May 2036Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile1
L 70/170
Miscellaneous licence
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted29 April 2036Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile0
L 70/178
Miscellaneous licence
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted3 February 2037Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile41
L 70/215
Miscellaneous licence
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted2 August 2041Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile32
L 70/239
Miscellaneous licence
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted16 November 2043Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile4
E 70/2509
Exploration licence
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted26 July 2027Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile5,813
E 70/5117
Exploration licence
AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTDGranted1 May 2029Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, Zircon, Rutile246