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

Western Australian mining lease

M 45/1276 · GBRM Pilbara / Main Roads

M 45/1276 is a Western Australian mining lease held by ARCHIPELAGO NOMINEES PTY LTD. Granted 14 January 2020, expires 13 January 2041. 22 ha in the Pilbara Mineral Field. Part of the GBRM Pilbara / Main Roads project (operating).

Type: Mining lease
Status: Granted
Holder: ARCHIPELAGO NOMINEES PTY LTD
MINEDEX projects: GBRM Pilbara / Main Roads J04190 · Operating
Owners: Main Roads Western Australia 100%

Chichester / Archipelago J05422 · Operating
Owners: Archipelago Nominees Pty Ltd 100%
Lodged: 8 January 2019
Granted: 14 January 2020
Expires: 13 January 2041
Area: 21.80 hectares (0.2 km²)
Mineral field: Pilbara Mineral Field
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 referred proposals: Mulga Downs Hub and Rail Spur Under assessment; overlaps 22 ha
Solomon Iron Ore Project - Sustaining Production Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1062; overlaps 20 ha
BHP Pilbara Expansion Strategic Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1105; overlaps 22 ha
WAMEX data: 9 exploration reports on this ground
Location: -21.9877, 118.84555 (centre)

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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

Date	Registration	Title	Status	Document (GeoDocs)
21 January 2020	Mining Proposal	Chichester Quarry, [Tenement M45/1276 and L45/503], Revised, Mining Proposal, Fourth Revision	Approved	MP_78744.pdf

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