MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 47/244 · Paraburdoo Sand and Gravel / Heidelberg Materials
M 47/244 is a Western Australian mining lease held by HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (Heidelberg Materials group). Granted 29 November 1990, expires 3 December 2032. 19 ha in the West Pilbara Mineral Field. Commodities: SD. Part of the Paraburdoo Sand and Gravel / Heidelberg Materials project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Heidelberg Materials (matched by name)
- MINEDEX project
- Paraburdoo Sand and Gravel / Heidelberg Materials J00847 · OperatingOwners: Heidelberg Materials Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- Lodged
- 20 August 1990
- Granted
- 29 November 1990
- Expires
- 3 December 2032
- Area
- 19.20 hectares (0.2 km²)
- Mineral field
- West Pilbara Mineral Field
- Commodities
- SD
- 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
- for Small Operations - Paraburdoo M47/217, M47/244, and M47/358: approved 16 September 2016, Mine Closure Plan for Small Operations - Paraburdoo M47/217, M47/244, and M47/358
- Environmental registrations
- 4 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- BHP Pilbara Expansion Strategic Proposal Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1105; overlaps 19 ha
- WAMEX data
- 9 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -23.13995, 117.5558 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2021 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - PARABURDOO CREEK SAND PROJECT - J01041 | Approved | no public document |
| 16 September 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan for Small Operations - Paraburdoo M47/217, M47/244, and M47/358 | Approved | mcp_60183.pdf |
| 15 January 1996 | Mining Proposal | PARABARDOO SAND AND GRAVEL PROJECT | Approved | mp_15406.pdf |
| 28 October 1992 | Mining Proposal | PARABURDOO SAND AND GRAVEL:M47/244 | Approved | mp_1136.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.