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

Western Australian mining lease

M 12/71 · Collie / Lanco

M 12/71 is a Western Australian mining lease held by THE GRIFFIN COAL MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED (RECEIVERS AND MANAGERS APPOINTED) (. Granted 15 December 2023, expires 14 December 2044. 60 ha in the Collie River Mineral Field. Commodities: Coal. Part of the Collie / Lanco project (operating).

Type
Mining lease
Status
Granted
Holder
THE GRIFFIN COAL MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED (RECEIVERS AND MANAGERS APPOINTED) (
MINEDEX project
Collie / Lanco J01096 · Operating
Owners: Lanco Infratech Ltd 100%
Lodged
9 November 2023
Granted
15 December 2023
Expires
14 December 2044
Area
59.90 hectares (0.6 km²)
Mineral field
Collie River Mineral Field
Commodities
Coal
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
1 mining proposal and closure plan registration (MINEDEX)
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 380
EPA referred proposals
Ewington Open Cut Coal Mine, Collie (501/906) Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 380; overlaps 60 ha
Ewington Open Cut Coal Mine, Collie (501/906) Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 380; overlaps 13 ha
Myalup-Wellington Project Stage 1 - Above Dam Works Not assessed; overlaps 2.0 ha
Bluewaters Power Station - Phases 1 and 2. Approved (Ministerial Statement); overlaps 60 ha
Bluewaters Power Station Phase II - Attachment 2 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 724; overlaps 8.2 ha
Coal-Fired Base Load Power Station, Collie Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 146; overlaps 0.5 ha
and 2 more
WAMEX data
12 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-33.33635, 116.23515 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
10 January 2024Mining ProposalMining Proposal for Small Mining Operations: Ewington 1 (M 12/71)ApprovedMP_122184.pdf

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