MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 47/1601 · Western Hub / FMG
M 47/1601 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FMG PILBARA PTY LTD (Fortescue group). Granted 21 April 2023, expires 20 April 2044. 1,353 ha in the West Pilbara Mineral Field. Commodities: Iron. Part of the Western Hub / FMG project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- FMG PILBARA PTY LTD
- Parent group
- Fortescue (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Western Hub / FMG J03436 · OperatingOwners: Fortescue Ltd 100%
- Lodged
- 24 September 2020
- Granted
- 21 April 2023
- Expires
- 20 April 2044
- Area
- 1,352.90 hectares (13.5 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
- Environmental registrations
- 3 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA Ministerial Statements
- MS 1109
- EPA referred proposals
- Brockman Syncline Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1246; overlaps 0.2 ha
Eliwana Iron Ore Mine Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1109; overlaps 1,124 ha
BHP Pilbara Expansion Strategic Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1105; overlaps 1,353 ha - WAMEX data
- 147 open-file drill holes, 27 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -22.5, 117.17355 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2025 | Mining Proposal | Eliwana Iron Ore Project Mining Proposal - Revision 6.1 | Approved | MP_500798.pdf |
| 11 July 2024 | Mining Proposal | Eliwana Iron Ore Project Mining Proposal - Revision 6 | Approved | MP_124124.pdf |
| 28 November 2023 | Mining Proposal | FMGL - Eliwana Mining Proposal EW-RP-EN-0010 Rev 5 - RegID118475 | Approved | MP_118475.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.