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

Western Australian mining lease

M 45/1226 · Iron Bridge

M 45/1226 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD; FORMOSA STEEL IB PTY LTD (Fortescue group). Granted 31 October 2012, expires 30 October 2033. 10,652 ha in the Pilbara Mineral Field. Commodities: Iron. Part of the Iron Bridge project (operating).

Type: Mining lease
Status: Granted
Holders: FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD
FORMOSA STEEL IB PTY LTD
Parent group: Fortescue (a subsidiary)
MINEDEX project: Iron Bridge J03644 · Operating
Owners: Fortescue Ltd 69%; Formosa Steel IB Pty Ltd 31%; China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited; FMG Iron Bridge (Aust) Pty Ltd; IB Operations Pty Ltd
Lodged: 26 March 2012
Granted: 31 October 2012
Expires: 30 October 2033
Area: 10,651.50 hectares (106.5 km²)
Mineral field: Pilbara 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
Mine closure plan: North Star Stage 2 Phase A - Iron Bridge Project: approved 7 May 2020, North Star Stage 2 Phase A - Iron Bridge Project - J03644
Environmental registrations: 14 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
EPA Ministerial Statements: MS 993
EPA referred proposals: North Star Magnetite Project Extension Under assessment; overlaps 4,703 ha
North Star Hematite Project Not assessed; overlaps 10,652 ha
North Star Magnetite Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 993; overlaps 7,016 ha
East Pilbara Generation Hub Under assessment; overlaps 71 ha
WAMEX data: 570 open-file drill holes, 125 exploration reports on this ground
Location: -21.2056, 119.03335 (centre)

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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

Date	Registration	Title	Status	Document (GeoDocs)
27 August 2025	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal: North Star Stage 2 Revision 4 Amendment 2	Approved	MP_500694.pdf
24 January 2025	Mining Proposal	Iron Bridge Operations Mining Proposal - North Star Stage 2, Revision 4, Amendment 1 (NS-AP-EN-0012)	Approved	MP_128808.pdf
29 February 2024	Mining Proposal	North Star Stage 2 Mining Proposal, Revision 4	Approved	MP_118381.pdf
19 August 2022	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal: North Star Stage 2 (Amendment 2) Version 3 - Iron Bridge Project (NS-AP-EN-0012 Rev 3C)	Approved	MP_93044.pdf
13 December 2021	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal for Small Mining Operations - Iron Bridge Project - North Star Mine Landfill	Approved	MP_101703.pdf
13 November 2020	Mining Proposal	Rev 4 North Star Stage 2 Mining Proposal (Amendment 1)	Approved	MP_88861.pdf
7 May 2020	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	North Star Stage 2 Phase A - Iron Bridge Project - J03644	Approved	MP_84768.pdf
3 December 2019	Mining Proposal	North Star Magnetite Project Early Works - M45/1226, M45/1244, L45/294, L45/397	Approved	MP_82940.pdf
9 April 2019	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal North Star Magnetite Project Early Works	Approved	mp_78148.pdf
27 July 2016	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal - Revised Open Pit and Permanent Waste Landforms (M45/1226) North Star Project June 2016 Rev 3	Approved	mp_54150.pdf
22 January 2016	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal -Revised TSF Storage Volume (45/1226) - Revised Proposal	Approved	mp_58143.pdf
16 October 2014	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	Wet Process Plant and Tailings Storage Facility Mining Proposal North Star Hematite Project	Approved	mp_51027.zip
29 April 2014	Mining Proposal	Accommodation Camp Expansion and Darby Diversion Track North Star Hematite Project M45/1226 March 2014 661MI-2300-PP-EN-0001	Approved	mp_47416.pdf
20 November 2013	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	Mining Proposal - M45/1226 North Star Hematite Project - September 2013 -NS-PP-EN-0004 Rev 1	Approved	mp_39917.zip

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