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

Western Australian mining lease

M 47/1408 · Solomon - Greater Solomon

M 47/1408 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FMG PILBARA PTY LTD (Fortescue group). Granted 3 February 2011, expires 2 February 2032. 5,797 ha in the West Pilbara Mineral Field. Commodities: Iron. Part of the Solomon - Greater Solomon project (operating).

Type: Mining lease
Status: Granted
Holder: FMG PILBARA PTY LTD
Parent group: Fortescue (a subsidiary)
MINEDEX project: Solomon - Greater Solomon J01646 · Operating
Owners: Fortescue Ltd 100%; Red Hawk Mining Limited
Lodged: 13 September 2007
Granted: 3 February 2011
Expires: 2 February 2032
Area: 5,796.70 hectares (58.0 km²)
Mineral field: West 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
EPA Ministerial Statements: MS 1062, MS 862
EPA referred proposals: Pilbara Iron Ore Project Revised Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1014; overlaps 105 ha
Flinders Pilbara Iron Ore Project - Stage 1 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 924; overlaps 5.1 ha
BHP Pilbara Expansion Strategic Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1105; overlaps 2,087 ha
WAMEX data: 1,732 open-file drill holes, 95 exploration reports on this ground
Location: -22.1834, 117.537 (centre)

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