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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Karara - Blue Hills / Gindalbie

Karara - Blue Hills / Gindalbie is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Karara Mining Ltd 100%; Dso Ventures Pty Ltd, on 37 current tenements held by DC MINES PTY LTD; DSO VENTURES PTY LTD; KARARA MINING LIMITED; SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED. Commodities: Gold, Silver, Iron.

MINEDEX project: J02815
Stage: Operating
Owners (MINEDEX): Karara Mining Ltd 100%; Dso Ventures Pty Ltd
Tenement holders: DC MINES PTY LTD
DSO VENTURES PTY LTD
KARARA MINING LIMITED
SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED
Parent groups: Ansteel
Sinosteel
Commodities: Gold, Silver, 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	2,444 Mt at 36.2%, 884 Mt contained	—	31 August 2013

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

Mine closure plans

Site	Operator	Latest plan approved	Plan (PDF on GeoDocs)
GOLDEN RANGE PROJECT	DC MINES Pty Ltd	30 May 2025	GOLDEN RANGE PROJECT Mine Closure Plan Rev 4.6
Minjar Gold	Minjar Gold Pty Limited	16 November 2016	Minjar Gold Mine Closure Plan
Karara Iron Ore Project - Mine Closure Manual	Karara Mining Limited	25 February 2016	Karara Iron Ore Project - Mine Closure Manual
Blue Hills - Mungada Project	Sinosteel Midwest Corporation LIMITED	19 July 2024	Mine Closure Plan - Blue Hills - Mungada Project - Revision 6 - J02673 - S0223227

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 1045 Mount Gibson Range Mine Operations - Iron Hill Deposits, MS 1013 Exploration drilling Mungada Blue Hills East, MS 968 Hinge Iron Ore Project, MS 811 Koolanooka Hills and Blue Hills Remnant Direct Shipping Iron Ore Mining Project, MS 806 Mungada Iron Ore Project, MS 805 Karara Iron Ore Project, MS 753 Mount Gibson Iron Ore Mine and Infrastructure Project, MS 750 Mount Gibson Iron Ore Mine and Infrastructure Project

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Hectares
M 59/219 Mining lease	DC MINES PTY LTD	Granted	14 November 2032	Gold, Silver, Iron	36
M 59/644 Mining lease	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	9 April 2027	Iron	992
M 59/645 Mining lease	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	9 April 2027	Iron	658
M 59/649 Mining lease	DSO VENTURES PTY LTD	Granted	9 April 2027	Iron	597
M 59/721 Mining lease	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	15 July 2029	Iron	760
M 59/730 Mining lease	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	11 October 2031	Iron	495
M 59/735 Mining lease	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	12 September 2031	Iron	20
M 59/736 Mining lease	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	12 September 2031	Iron	19
M 59/748 Mining lease	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	18 December 2034	Iron	1,122
G 59/38 General purpose lease	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	28 August 2029	Iron, Gold, Silver	3,716
G 59/39 General purpose lease	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	9 March 2030	Iron	1,368
G 59/44 General purpose lease	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	9 January 2034	Iron	98
G 59/46 General purpose lease	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	17 September 2034	Iron	1,293
L 59/62 Miscellaneous licence	SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED	Granted	20 September 2027	Iron	558
L 59/74 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	11 June 2030	Iron	348
L 59/76 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	15 December 2030	Iron	974
L 59/78 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	17 September 2030	Iron	150
L 59/79 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	17 September 2030	Iron	386
L 59/84 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	5 January 2032	Iron	5,058
L 59/90 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	2 September 2030	Iron	52
L 59/93 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	7 December 2031	Iron	21
L 59/98 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	8 August 2031	Iron	53
L 59/99 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	9 March 2031	Iron	1,241
L 59/101 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	9 March 2031	Iron	1,869
L 59/104 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	8 August 2031	Iron	15
L 59/109 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	18 September 2031	Iron	272
L 59/112 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	4 October 2032	Iron	35
L 59/113 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	4 October 2032	Iron	6
L 59/114 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	4 October 2032	Iron	46
L 59/115 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	3 April 2033	Iron, Gold, Silver	344
L 59/120 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	24 February 2034	Iron	76
L 59/128 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	25 April 2034	Iron	113
L 59/129 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	25 April 2034	Iron	301
L 59/191 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	27 July 2042	Iron	6
L 70/130 Miscellaneous licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	10 March 2032	Iron	87
E 59/817 Exploration licence	KARARA MINING LIMITED	Granted	2 April 2027	Iron	9,486
E 59/1068 Exploration licence	DSO VENTURES PTY LTD	Granted	10 November 2026	Iron	2,187