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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Western Hub / FMG

Western Hub / FMG is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Fortescue Ltd 100%, on 92 current tenements held by FMG PILBARA PTY LTD; THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD. Commodities: Iron.

MINEDEX project: J03436
Stage: Operating
Owners (MINEDEX): Fortescue Ltd 100%
Tenement holders: FMG PILBARA PTY LTD
THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD
Parent groups: Fortescue
Commodities: 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	2,877 Mt at 57.2%, 1645 Mt contained	156 Mt at 59.5%, 92.8 Mt contained	30 June 2024

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)	Closure year
Eliwana Iron ore Stage 1	Fortescue Metals Group LIMITED	8 May 2020	Eliwana Iron ore Mining Proposal Stage 1 Rev 3
Eliwana Infrastructure Corridor and Access Roads	Fortescue Metals Group LIMITED	22 June 2020	Mining Proposal - Eliwana Infrastructure Corridor and Access Roads

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 1109 Eliwana Iron Ore Mine

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Hectares
M 08/502 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	11 October 2037	Iron	1,397
M 08/529 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Application		Iron	2,013
M 47/1509 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	20 December 2037	Iron	3,898
M 47/1522 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	12 March 2039	Iron	11,385
M 47/1523 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	12 March 2039	Iron	10,119
M 47/1524 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	12 March 2039	Iron	12,229
M 47/1525 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	2 February 2041	Iron	2,181
M 47/1526 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	10 December 2041	Iron	2,621
M 47/1530 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	14 July 2042	Iron	5,704
M 47/1531 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Application		Iron	6,964
M 47/1537 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	12 March 2039	Iron	6,998
M 47/1539 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Application		Iron	4,590
M 47/1567 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	10 June 2041	Iron	6,421
M 47/1585 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	10 August 2046	Iron	11,628
M 47/1586 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	27 January 2043	Iron	96
M 47/1587 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	27 January 2043	Iron	84
M 47/1588 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	30 January 2043	Iron	71
M 47/1589 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	30 January 2043	Iron	228
M 47/1590 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Application		Iron	1,387
M 47/1597 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	10 August 2046	Iron	331
M 47/1598 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2043	Iron	70
M 47/1599 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	10 January 2043	Iron	61
M 47/1600 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Application		Iron	470
M 47/1601 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	20 April 2044	Iron	1,353
M 47/1606 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Application		Iron	10,119
M 47/1608 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	10 August 2046	Iron	7,678
M 47/1609 Mining lease	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Application		Iron	2,181
L 47/777 Miscellaneous licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	9 March 2038	Iron	112
L 47/794 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	17 July 2040	Iron	130
L 47/796 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	17 July 2040	Iron	838
L 47/797 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	17 July 2040	Iron	614
L 47/798 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	29 August 2040	Iron	730
L 47/799 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	29 August 2040	Iron	554
L 47/800 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	29 August 2040	Iron	1,525
L 47/803 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	17 July 2040	Iron	77
L 47/804 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	17 July 2040	Iron	54
L 47/805 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	18 December 2040	Iron	936
L 47/807 Miscellaneous licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	7 November 2038	Iron	1,420
L 47/816 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	28 July 2040	Iron	1,374
L 47/817 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	28 July 2040	Iron	844
L 47/818 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	28 July 2040	Iron	712
L 47/819 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	28 July 2040	Iron	332
L 47/828 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	28 July 2040	Iron	3
L 47/829 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	28 July 2040	Iron	24
L 47/830 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	28 July 2040	Iron	33
L 47/831 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	28 July 2040	Iron	1,740
L 47/862 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	5 August 2040	Iron	120
L 47/863 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	30 January 2041	Iron	108
L 47/865 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	18 December 2040	Iron	2
L 47/866 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	18 December 2040	Iron	2
L 47/867 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	18 December 2040	Iron	5
L 47/868 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	18 December 2040	Iron	2
L 47/869 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	18 December 2040	Iron	68
L 47/870 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	18 December 2040	Iron	195
L 47/871 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	18 December 2040	Iron	39
L 47/872 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	18 December 2040	Iron	80
L 47/873 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	18 December 2040	Iron	364
L 47/886 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	25 June 2040	Iron	990
L 47/887 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	23 July 2040	Iron	614
L 47/888 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	23 July 2040	Iron	738
L 47/889 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	23 July 2040	Iron	356
L 47/890 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	18 December 2040	Iron	154
L 47/891 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	23 July 2040	Iron	531
L 47/892 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	23 January 2041	Iron	658
L 47/893 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	28 August 2040	Iron	162
L 47/895 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	23 July 2040	Iron	169
L 47/896 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	23 January 2041	Iron	167
L 47/897 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	23 July 2040	Iron	1,123
L 47/898 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	30 January 2041	Iron	459
L 47/899 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	18 December 2040	Iron	2,726
L 47/906 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	28 August 2040	Iron	156
L 47/908 Miscellaneous licence	THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD	Granted	18 December 2040	Iron	69
L 47/1075 Miscellaneous licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	26 February 2044		83
L 47/1158 Miscellaneous licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	10 July 2046		331
L 47/1159 Miscellaneous licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	10 July 2046		588
E 08/1393 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	21 March 2027	Iron	1,511
E 08/2827 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	9 November 2026	Iron	315
E 08/2939 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Application		Iron	1,891
E 47/1299 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	4 June 2027	Iron	20,844
E 47/1300 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	3 February 2027	Iron	20,197
E 47/1301 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	3 February 2027	Iron	12,934
E 47/1302 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	3 February 2027	Iron	12,298
E 47/1351 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	4 May 2027	Iron	2,530
E 47/1373 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	20 August 2027	Iron	16,330
E 47/1448 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	17 May 2027	Iron	9,630
E 47/1449 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	4 May 2027	Iron	17,099
E 47/1533 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	3 October 2026	Iron	14,118
E 47/1832 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	13 October 2026	Iron	10,442
E 47/1988 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	15 February 2027	Iron	13,286
E 47/2774 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	30 November 2026	Iron	2,215
P 08/531 Prospecting licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	18 September 2022	Iron	73
P 08/532 Prospecting licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	18 September 2022	Iron	12