MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 45/1244 · Iron Bridge
M 45/1244 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD; FORMOSA STEEL IB PTY LTD (Fortescue group). Granted 22 May 2014, expires 21 May 2035. 3,150 ha in the Pilbara Mineral Field. Commodities: Iron. Part of the Iron Bridge project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Fortescue (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Iron Bridge J03644 · OperatingOwners: 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
- 9 October 2013
- Granted
- 22 May 2014
- Expires
- 21 May 2035
- Area
- 3,149.80 hectares (31.5 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
- 8 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA Ministerial Statements
- MS 993
- EPA referred proposals
- North Star Magnetite Project Extension Under assessment; overlaps 1,985 ha
North Star Hematite Project Not assessed; overlaps 124 ha
North Star Magnetite Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 993; overlaps 1,603 ha - WAMEX data
- 100 open-file drill holes, 91 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -21.28335, 119.04165 (centre)
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 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 |
| Mining Proposal | SMOMP - North Star Mining Project GW Monitoring Bores IB_SWGV_M01 & IB_WRD_M02 | Approved | MP_115014.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.