MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Paraburdoo / Rio Tinto
Paraburdoo / Rio Tinto is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd 100%; Rio Tinto Ltd; China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited, on 5 current tenements held by HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED; HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED. Commodities: Iron, Manganese.
- MINEDEX project
- J03930
- Stage
- Operating
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd 100%; Rio Tinto Ltd; China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited
- Tenement holders
- HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED
HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED - Parent groups
- Rio Tinto
- Commodities
- Iron, Manganese
- 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 | — | 16 Mt at 62.9%, 10.1 Mt contained | 31 December 2016 |
Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 1248 Hope Downs 2, MS 1246 Brockman Syncline Proposal, MS 1195 Greater Paraburdoo Iron Ore Hub Proposal, MS 1031 Western Turner Syncline Iron Ore Project - Revised Proposal, MS 1025 Hope Downs Iron Ore Mine, 75 Km North-West of Newman Pilbara Region - Baby Hope Proposal, MS 1000 Brockman Syncline 4 Iron Ore - Revised Proposal, MS 946 Western Turner Syncline Stage 2 – B1 and Section 17 Deposits, MS 925 Nammuldi-Silvergrass Expansion Project, MS 867 Brockman 2 Detrital Iron Ore Mine Extension Phase 2B, MS 854 Hope Downs 4 Iron Ore Mine, MS 807 Western Turner Syncline - Section 10 Iron Ore Mine, MS 717 Brockman Syncline 4 Iron Ore Project, MS 558 Nammuldi—Silvergrass Iron Ore Project, 55 km north-west of Tom Price, MS 514 West Angelas Iron Ore Project, MS 131 Proposed Brockman No. 2 detrital iron ore mine, MS 16 Channar Mining Project, Hamersley Range
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML 4SA Mineral lease (State Agreement) | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED | Granted | 24 March 2028 | Iron, Manganese | 80,523 |
| ML 246SA Mineral lease (State Agreement) | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LIMITED | Granted | 2 June 2033 | Iron | 22,220 |
| G 4SA General purpose lease (State Agreement) | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED | Granted | 18 April 2038 | Iron | 711 |
| G 14SA General purpose lease (State Agreement) | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED | Granted | 31 January 2044 | Iron | 76 |
| L 47/326 Miscellaneous licence | HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED | Granted | 25 March 2031 | Iron | 18 |