MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 20/118 · Iron Ridge
M 20/118 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PROMETHEUS MINING PTY LTD (Fenix Resources group). Granted 19 October 1988, expires 26 October 2030. 109 ha in the Murchison Mineral Field. Commodities: Iron, Manganese, Titanium. Part of the Iron Ridge project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Fenix Resources (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX projects
- Iron Ridge J05539 · OperatingOwners: Fenix Resources Ltd 100%; Fenix Port Services Pty Ltd
Wilgie Mia - Weld Range J01172 · Care and MaintenanceOwners: Fenix Resources Ltd 100% - Lodged
- 18 November 1987
- Granted
- 19 October 1988
- Expires
- 26 October 2030
- Area
- 109.40 hectares (1.1 km²)
- Mineral field
- Murchison Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Iron, Manganese, Titanium
- 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
- Mine closure plan
- Fenix - Iron Ridge Project: approved 12 August 2020, Fenix - Iron Ridge Project - Mining Proposal with Mine Closure Plan - Revision 0 Version 3
- Environmental registrations
- 6 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Weld Range Iron Ore Project, 85 km south west of Meekatharra and 60 km north west of Cue in the Midwest Region of Western Australia Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 908; overlaps 106 ha
- WAMEX data
- 14 open-file drill holes, 59 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -26.94585, 117.6813 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 February 2024 | Mining Proposal | Iron Ridge Project Stage 3 Mining Proposal, Revision 3, Version 3 | Approved | MP_118669.pdf |
| 12 August 2021 | Mining Proposal | Iron Ridge Project Stage 2, Mining Proposal, Revision 1 Version 2 | Approved | MP_96462.pdf |
| 12 August 2020 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Fenix - Iron Ridge Project - Mining Proposal with Mine Closure Plan - Revision 0 Version 3 | Approved | MP_86621.pdf |
| 25 November 2019 | Mine Closure Plan | IRON RIDGE PROJECT, WELD RANGE - PRELIMINARY MINE CLOSURE PLAN - J01172 | Approved | MCP_82245.pdf |
| 19 May 2000 | Mining Proposal | WELD RANGE : 20 YEAR MINE PLAN | Approved | mp_16659.pdf |
| 24 January 1996 | Mining Proposal | WELD RANGE QUARRY : WILGIA MIA HEMATITE PIGMENT PROJECT | Approved | mp_2096.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.