MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 47/1431 · Solomon - Greater Solomon
M 47/1431 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FMG PILBARA PTY LTD (Fortescue group). Granted 8 July 2011, expires 7 July 2032. 2,955 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 · OperatingOwners: Fortescue Ltd 100%; Red Hawk Mining Limited
- Lodged
- 22 July 2009
- Granted
- 8 July 2011
- Expires
- 7 July 2032
- Area
- 2,955.20 hectares (29.6 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
- 17 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Solomon Iron Ore Project - Sustaining Production Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1062; overlaps 2,955 ha
Pilbara Energy Generation Power Station Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1161; overlaps 10 ha
Pilbara Transmission Project Not assessed; overlaps 23 ha
Fortescue River Gas Pipeline Not assessed; overlaps 5.8 ha
BHP Pilbara Expansion Strategic Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1105; overlaps 2,955 ha - WAMEX data
- 1,024 open-file drill holes, 20 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -22.13065, 117.92015 (centre)
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 |
| 2 August 2023 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Water Infrastructure Solomon East Environmental Group Rev0B | Approved | MP_93777.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 |
| 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 |
| 3 December 2015 | Mining Proposal | Chemical Grout Trial and Landfill - Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_56432.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 |
| 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 |
| 12 July 2012 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Tailings Storage Facility No. 1 Embankment Construction and Unrelated Minor Works Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_33382.pdf |
2 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.