MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 59/596 · Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel
M 59/596 is a Western Australian mining lease held by SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED (Sinosteel group). Granted 24 April 2005, expires 27 April 2047. 561 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
- 24 April 2005
- Expires
- 27 April 2047
- Area
- 561.30 hectares (5.6 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
- 5 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Koolanooka/Blue Hills Direct Shipping Ore Mining Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 811; overlaps 22 ha
- WAMEX data
- 130 open-file drill holes, 83 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -29.14875, 116.8931 (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 |
| 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.