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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Iron Valley

Iron Valley is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Mineral Resources Limited 100%; Polaris Metals Pty Ltd; BCI Minerals Limited, on 2 current tenements held by FMG PILBARA PTY LTD; IRON VALLEY PTY LTD. Commodities: Iron.

MINEDEX project: J03682
Stage: Operating
Owners (MINEDEX): Mineral Resources Limited 100%; Polaris Metals Pty Ltd; BCI Minerals Limited
Tenement holders: FMG PILBARA PTY LTD
IRON VALLEY PTY LTD
Parent groups: Fortescue
Mineral Resources
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	173 Mt at 58.0%, 101 Mt contained	68 Mt at 58.2%, 39.8 Mt contained	30 June 2021

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
Iron Valley Landfill Relocation ( )	BCI MINERALS Limited	15 May 2020	Iron Valley Landfill Relocation (2020)	2025
Iron Valley Below Water Table M47/1439 and L47/757	BC Iron Limited	21 December 2016	Revised Mining Proposal - Iron Valley Below Water Table M47/1439 and L47/757	2025
Iron Valley Above Water Table Mining Project	Iron Ore Holdings LIMITED	31 July 2013	Mining Proposal Iron Valley Above Water Table Mining Project

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 1047 Pilbara Bulk Ore Transportation System

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Hectares
M 47/1439 Mining lease	IRON VALLEY PTY LTD	Granted	31 January 2032	Iron	1,085
E 47/1385 Exploration licence	FMG PILBARA PTY LTD	Granted	5 May 2027	Iron	6,088