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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Sandy Ridge Kaolin / Tellus

Sandy Ridge Kaolin / Tellus is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Tellus Holdings Ltd 100%; Sandy Ridge Pt Pty Ltd, on 15 current tenements held by TELLUS HOLDINGS LTD. Commodities: Kaolin, SD.

MINEDEX project
J04723
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Tellus Holdings Ltd 100%; Sandy Ridge Pt Pty Ltd
Tenement holders
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTD
Parent groups
Tellus Holdings
Commodities
Kaolin, SD
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
Kaolin49 Mt at 40.9%, 20.1 Mt contained—20 June 2014

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
Sandy Ridge Facility &Tellus Holdings Pty Ltd4 June 2019Revised Sandy Ridge Facility Mining Proposal V2 & Mine Closure Plan V3

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 1234 Sandy Ridge Facility – Alignment of Gate Waste Acceptance Tonnage, MS 1078 Sandy Ridge Project

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 15/1864
Mining lease
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted4 March 2041Kaolin, SD14
M 15/1865
Mining lease
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted4 March 2041Kaolin, SD10
M 15/1866
Mining lease
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted4 March 2041Kaolin, SD25
M 15/1867
Mining lease
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted4 March 2041Kaolin, SD14
M 16/540
Mining lease
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted12 August 2039Kaolin132
M 16/574
Mining lease
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted12 March 2041Kaolin871
G 16/21
General purpose lease
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted20 March 2038Kaolin76
L 15/394
Miscellaneous licence
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted6 June 2040Kaolin, SD2
L 15/399
Miscellaneous licence
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted24 August 2042Kaolin, SD69
L 16/121
Miscellaneous licence
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted13 August 2039Kaolin173
L 16/124
Miscellaneous licence
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted6 June 2040Kaolin, SD12
L 16/125
Miscellaneous licence
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted6 June 2040Kaolin, SD14
L 16/127
Miscellaneous licence
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted24 August 2042Kaolin101
L 16/129
Miscellaneous licence
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted2 July 2041Kaolin393
E 16/440
Exploration licence
TELLUS HOLDINGS LTDGranted22 January 2027Kaolin2,870