MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 59/595 · Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel
M 59/595 is a Western Australian mining lease held by SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED (Sinosteel group). Granted 19 January 2005, expires 24 January 2047. 597 ha in the Yalgoo Mineral Field. Commodities: Iron. Part of the Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Sinosteel (matched by name)
- MINEDEX project
- Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel J02673 · OperatingOwners: Sinosteel Midwest Corporation Limited 100%
- Lodged
- 19 January 2004
- Granted
- 19 January 2005
- Expires
- 24 January 2047
- Area
- 597.30 hectares (6.0 km²)
- Mineral field
- Yalgoo 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
- Blue Hills - Mungada Project: approved 19 July 2024, Mine Closure Plan - Blue Hills - Mungada Project - Revision 6 - J02673 - S0223227
- Environmental registrations
- 6 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Karara Iron Ore Project – Mine Life Extension Under assessment; overlaps 20 ha
Koolanooka/Blue Hills Direct Shipping Ore Mining Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 811; overlaps 279 ha
Mungada Iron Ore Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 806; overlaps 5.0 ha
Karara Iron Ore Mine Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 805; overlaps 3.5 ha - WAMEX data
- 141 open-file drill holes, 68 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -29.1404, 116.8681 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 2024 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan - Blue Hills - Mungada Project - Revision 6 - J02673 - S0223227 | Approved | MCP_116882.pdf |
| 9 November 2023 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - Koolanooka Iron Ore Project - J02673 | Approved | no public document |
| 22 June 2020 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Blue Hills Iron Ore Project Mining Proposal (Ver 7) December 2019 & Mine Closure Plan (Ver 5) January 2020 | Approved | MP_72484.pdf MCP_72484.pdf |
| 7 December 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Blue Hills Iron Ore Project | Approved | mcp_54432.pdf |
| 24 April 2015 | Mining Proposal | Revised Blue Hills Mungada West Pit Expansion: Mining Proposal - Sinosteel Midwest Corporation Limited Mining Lease M59/595 (dated 15 April 2015) | Approved | mp_53796.pdf |
| 27 June 2013 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Blue Hills DSO Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_36718.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.