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

Western Australian mining lease

M 08/484 · West Pilbara - Red Hill / API

M 08/484 is a Western Australian mining lease held by API MANAGEMENT PTY LTD; RED HILL IRON LIMITED (Red Hill Iron JV (Mineral Resources 40%, Aquila 30%, AMCI 15.3%, POSCO 14.7%) group). Granted 22 October 2015, expires 21 October 2036. 10,020 ha in the Ashburton Mineral Field. Commodities: Iron. Part of the West Pilbara - Red Hill / API project (operating).

Type: Mining lease
Status: Granted
Holders: API MANAGEMENT PTY LTD
RED HILL IRON LIMITED
Parent group: Red Hill Iron JV (Mineral Resources 40%, Aquila 30%, AMCI 15.3%, POSCO 14.7%) (a joint venture)
MINEDEX project: West Pilbara - Red Hill / API J00753 · Operating
Owners: Mineral Resources Limited 40%; Aquila Resources Pty Ltd 30%; American Metals and Coal International, Inc (AMCI) 15.3%; Posco Holdings Inc 14.7%; Api Management Pty Limited; China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited
Lodged: 23 October 2011
Granted: 22 October 2015
Expires: 21 October 2036
Area: 10,020.30 hectares (100.2 km²)
Mineral field: Ashburton Mineral Field
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
Environmental registrations: 4 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
EPA Ministerial Statements: MS 1027, MS 944
EPA referred proposals: West Pilbara Iron Ore Project - Stage 1 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1027; overlaps 5,721 ha
West Pilbara Infrastructure Project – Rail Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1026; overlaps 523 ha
Ashburton Infrastructure Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1204; overlaps 210 ha
WAMEX data: 1,810 open-file drill holes, 83 exploration reports on this ground
Location: -22.12145, 116.21665 (centre)

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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

Date	Registration	Title	Status	Document (GeoDocs)
19 November 2024	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal - West Pilbara Iron Ore Project (WPIOP) Revision 2, Version 4	Approved	MP_123801.pdf
23 August 2023	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal for Small Operations - West Pilbara Iron Ore Project - M08/484	Approved	MP_119503.pdf
23 December 2022	Mining Proposal	West Pilbara Iron Ore Project - Kens Bore Deposit -Mining Proposal	Approved	MP_113633.pdf
18 October 2021	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal for Small Mining Operations - WPIOP Communication Towers	Approved	no public document

Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.