MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 45/258 · Pippingarra Quarry / North West Quarries
M 45/258 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NORTH WEST QUARRIES PTY LTD. Granted 13 September 1987, expires 20 September 2029. 349 ha in the Pilbara Mineral Field. Commodities: SD. Part of the Pippingarra Quarry / North West Quarries project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- MINEDEX project
- Pippingarra Quarry / North West Quarries J00828 · OperatingOwners: North West Quarries Pty Ltd 100%; Industrial Minerals Ltd
- Lodged
- 10 February 1987
- Granted
- 13 September 1987
- Expires
- 20 September 2029
- Area
- 348.90 hectares (3.5 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
- Pippingarra Quarry M45/258, G45/47-48, 52-54, 56, 58-61, 329-330, L45/230 & 365. Document ID: NWQ-PLN-10-Mine Closure: approved 16 September 2016, Mine Closure Plan Pippingarra Quarry M45/258, G45/47-48, 52-54, 56, 58-61, 329-330, L45/23
- Environmental registrations
- 9 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 33 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -20.5689, 118.77305 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January 2023 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - Pippingarra (Mica-Feldspar) Quarry Project - J00828 | Approved | no public document |
| 16 September 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan Pippingarra Quarry M45/258, G45/47-48, 52-54, 56, 58-61, 329-330, L45/230 & 365. Document ID: NWQ-PLN-10-Mine Closure - J00828 | Approved | mcp_59853.pdf |
| 31 January 2013 | Mining Proposal | Recommencement of Mining Operations with Associated Infrastructure for Pippingarra Quarry | Approved | mp_31094.pdf |
| 8 December 1997 | Mining Proposal | PIPPINGARRA STAGE 4 PIT 1 | Approved | mp_2569.pdf |
| 2 July 1996 | Mining Proposal | PIPPINGARRA MICA:FELDSPAR | Approved | mp_2238.pdf |
| 25 May 1995 | Mining Proposal | PINGARRA MICA : STAGE 2 PIT 1 M45/258 | Approved | mp_1914.pdf |
| 6 May 1994 | Mining Proposal | PIPPINGARRA MICA:STAGE 1; PIT 1 RECOMMENCEMENT OF MINING | Approved | mp_1619.pdf |
| 19 February 1993 | Mining Proposal | PIPPINGARRA MICA:FELDSPAR; EXPANSION (DUMPS) | Approved | mp_1228.pdf |
| 26 September 1991 | Mining Proposal | PIPPINGARRA MICA : FELDSPAR PROJECT | Approved | mp_3409.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.