MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 45/1249 · Port Hedland / Stirling-Swan
M 45/1249 is a Western Australian mining lease held by STIRLING BAY HOLDINGS PTY LTD; SWAN BAY HOLDINGS PTY LTD. Granted 26 March 2015, expires 25 March 2036. 571 ha in the Pilbara Mineral Field. Commodities: SD. Part of the Port Hedland / Stirling-Swan project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- MINEDEX projects
- Port Hedland / Stirling-Swan J04041 · OperatingOwners: Stirling Bay Holdings Pty Ltd 50%; Swan Bay Holdings Pty Ltd 50%; The Trustee For WA Limestone Unit Trust; PMR Quarries Pty Ltd
Strelley / Dumpna J01767 · Not ApplicableOwners: not recorded - Lodged
- 5 November 2014
- Granted
- 26 March 2015
- Expires
- 25 March 2036
- Area
- 570.80 hectares (5.7 km²)
- Mineral field
- Pilbara Mineral Field
- Commodities
- SD
- 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
- Wilga Quarry M45/1249, L45/321, L45/385 & L45/390: approved 5 July 2019, Wilga Quarry Mining Proposal M45/1249, L45/321, L45/385 & L45/390
Wilga Granite Quarry - Phase 5: approved 27 March 2017, Wilga Granite Quarry Mining Proposal - Phase 5 V3 - Environmental registrations
- 4 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Ridley Magnetite Project Under assessment; overlaps 21 ha
- WAMEX data
- 13 open-file drill holes, 19 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -20.40845, 118.9493 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2019 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Wilga Quarry Mining Proposal M45/1249, L45/321, L45/385 & L45/390 | Approved | mcp_71618.pdf |
| 27 March 2017 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Wilga Granite Quarry Mining Proposal - Phase 5 V3 | Approved | mp_56333.pdf |
| 29 June 2015 | Mining Proposal | Wilga Granite Quarry Mining Proposal - Site Expansion - Addendum v.6. | Approved | mp_54800.pdf |
| 13 May 2015 | Mining Proposal | Wilga Granite Quarry Mining Proposal Site Expansion | Approved | mp_53281.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.