MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 51/869 · Weld Range Iron Ore
M 51/869 is a Western Australian mining lease held by SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED (Sinosteel group). Granted 2 June 2015, expires 2 June 2036. 6,075 ha in the Murchison Mineral Field. Commodities: Iron, Chromium, Nickel. Part of the Weld Range Iron Ore project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Sinosteel (matched by name)
- MINEDEX project
- Weld Range Iron Ore J00755 · OperatingOwners: Sinosteel Midwest Corporation Limited 100%; Fenix Resources Ltd
- Lodged
- 4 May 2010
- Granted
- 2 June 2015
- Expires
- 2 June 2036
- Area
- 6,075.20 hectares (60.8 km²)
- Mineral field
- Murchison Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Iron, Chromium, Nickel
- 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 Ministerial Statements
- MS 908
- EPA referred proposals
- Weld Range Iron Ore Project, 85 km south west of Meekatharra and 60 km north west of Cue in the Midwest Region of Western Australia Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 908; overlaps 6,074 ha
- WAMEX data
- 913 open-file drill holes, 102 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -26.88205, 117.78665 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 February 2025 | Mining Proposal | Beebyn-W11 Project Mining Proposal 3.0 | Approved | MP_126744.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.