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Data as at 28 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Western Australian mining lease

M 47/1592 · Lamb Creek / MRL

M 47/1592 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PROCESS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD (Mineral Resources group). Granted 7 August 2025, expires 6 August 2046. 1,198 ha in the West Pilbara Mineral Field. Commodities: Iron. Part of the Lamb Creek / MRL project (operating).

Type
Mining lease
Status
Granted
Holder
PROCESS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD
Parent group
Mineral Resources (a subsidiary)
MINEDEX project
Lamb Creek / MRL J03119 · Operating
Owners: Mineral Resources Limited 100%; Process Minerals International Pty Ltd
Lodged
17 April 2020
Granted
7 August 2025
Expires
6 August 2046
Area
1,197.80 hectares (12.0 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
Environmental registrations
1 mining proposal and closure plan registration (MINEDEX)
EPA referred proposals
Lamb Creek Iron Ore Project Not assessed; overlaps 595 ha
East Pilbara Strategic Proposal Under assessment; overlaps 1,198 ha
BHP Pilbara Expansion Strategic Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1105; overlaps 1,198 ha
WAMEX data
188 open-file drill holes, 68 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-22.80545, 118.87595 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
28 November 2025Mining ProposalLamb Creek Iron Ore Project Mining ProposalApprovedno public document

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