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

Western Australian mining lease

M 47/1409 · Solomon - Greater Solomon

M 47/1409 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FMG PILBARA PTY LTD (Fortescue group). Granted 26 November 2010, expires 25 November 2031. 6,851 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: 24 September 2007
Granted: 26 November 2010
Expires: 25 November 2031
Area: 6,850.90 hectares (68.5 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
Mine closure plan: Queens Deposit: approved 5 April 2019, Mining Proposal - Queens Deposit
Tailings Storage Facility No. 1 Operations: approved 14 November 2013, Tailings Storage Facility No. 1 Operations Mining Proposal and Mine Closure Plan
Environmental registrations: 19 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
EPA Ministerial Statements: MS 1062, MS 862
EPA referred proposals: Solomon Iron Ore Project - Sustaining Production Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1062; overlaps 6,851 ha
BHP Pilbara Expansion Strategic Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1105; overlaps 6,851 ha
WAMEX data: 3,278 open-file drill holes, 23 exploration reports on this ground
Location: -22.16425, 117.9033 (centre)

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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

Date	Registration	Title	Status	Document (GeoDocs)
25 June 2024	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal: Solomon Mine Site Consolidated - Revision 2	Approved	MP_123182.pdf
14 October 2022	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal Solomon Mine Site Consolidated Revision 1	Approved	MP_111671.pdf
22 April 2022	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal: Solomon Mine Site Consolidated - Solomon East Environmental Group - SO225312 - April 2022 - SO-00000-RP-EN-0010	Approved	MP_93518.pdf
14 August 2020	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal - Miscellaneous Solomon	Approved	MP_83816.pdf
5 April 2019	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	Mining Proposal - Queens Deposit	Approved	mp_76726.pdf
7 June 2018	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	Frederick Mining Proposal (SO-AP-EN-0074)	Approved	mp_71131.pdf
31 October 2017	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	Kings Mine Pit Minor Extension - Mining Proposal	Approved	mp_70287.pdf
4 October 2017	Mining Proposal	Solomon Minor Works - Mining Proposal_Rev 2	Approved	mp_66108.pdf
3 April 2017	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	TSF1 Raise and Minor Works - Mining Proposal_Rev3	Approved	mp_61342.pdf
28 January 2016	Mining Proposal	Trinity Mining Proposal Rev 2 - Solomon Mine Site - SO-AP-EN-0066 - January 2016	Approved	mp_54683.pdf
5 June 2015	Mining Proposal	Solomon Project - Southern Borefield Extension mining proposal - March 2015 - SO-AP-EN-0039	Approved	mp_54300.pdf
23 September 2014	Mining Proposal	BID/DID OPFs Mining Proposal - M47/1409, M47/1413, M47/1431 (Revised)	Approved	mp_48342.pdf
22 August 2014	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal - Minor Infrastructure - L47/293, L47/294, L47/296, L47/360, L47/362, M47/381, L47/382, M47/1409, M47/1411, M47/1431, M47/1453 (Revision 2)	Approved	mp_47543.pdf
14 November 2013	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	Tailings Storage Facility No. 1 Operations Mining Proposal and Mine Closure Plan	Approved	mp_41729.zip
20 August 2013	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	Full Production Mining Operations Mining Proposal and Mine Closure Plan - Solomon Project	Approved	mp_39002.zip

4 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.

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