Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Western Australian mining lease

M 59/645 · Karara - Blue Hills / Gindalbie

M 59/645 is a Western Australian mining lease held by KARARA MINING LIMITED (Ansteel group). Granted 29 March 2006, expires 9 April 2027. 658 ha in the Yalgoo Mineral Field. Commodities: Iron. Part of the Karara - Blue Hills / Gindalbie project (operating).

Type: Mining lease
Status: Granted
Holder: KARARA MINING LIMITED
Parent group: Ansteel (a subsidiary)
MINEDEX project: Karara - Blue Hills / Gindalbie J02815 · Operating
Owners: Karara Mining Ltd 100%; Dso Ventures Pty Ltd
Lodged: 25 May 2005
Granted: 29 March 2006
Expires: 9 April 2027
Area: 657.90 hectares (6.6 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: Karara Iron Ore Project - Mine Closure Manual: approved 25 February 2016, Karara Iron Ore Project - Mine Closure Manual
Environmental registrations: 17 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
EPA Ministerial Statements: MS 968, MS 806, MS 805
EPA referred proposals: Karara Iron Ore Project – Mine Life Extension Under assessment; overlaps 658 ha
Karara Iron Ore Mine Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 805; overlaps 119 ha
Mungada Iron Ore Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 806; overlaps 21 ha
Karara Iron Ore Mine Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 805; overlaps 52 ha
Karara Iron Ore Mine Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 805; overlaps 658 ha
WAMEX data: 28 open-file drill holes, 54 exploration reports on this ground
Location: -29.18045, 116.79565 (centre)

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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

Date	Registration	Title	Status	Document (GeoDocs)
6 August 2024	Mining Proposal	RegID 124340 - KIOP MP Additional Wet Concentrate Storage Facilitites Rev 6 V4	Approved	MP_124340.pdf
7 August 2023	Mining Proposal	KIOP Mining Proposal for Dry-Stack TSF Expansion (Rev 5)	Approved	MP_118480.pdf
21 December 2022	Mining Proposal	Karara Iron Ore Project - Mining Proposal (Rev 4, Ver 2) - REG ID 114914	Approved	MP_114914.pdf
19 October 2022	Mining Proposal	KIOP Mining Proposal - Life of Mine Pit Expansion - Rev 3	Approved	MP_112415.pdf
20 April 2022	Mining Proposal	Karara Iron Ore Project - Construction of TSF 2B and change to mine activities (Revision 2,Version 4)	Approved	MP_103503.pdf
11 October 2021	Mining Proposal	Waste Dump Expansion and Haul Road Diversion Mining Proposal	Approved	no public document
8 March 2021	Mining Proposal	Karara Iron Ore Mine - Interception trench - Revision 3	Approved	MP_91325.pdf
20 March 2020	Mining Proposal	KML Mining Proposal Discharge and Storage of Dewatering in BHN Pit	Approved	MP_84848.pdf
25 October 2019	Mining Proposal	Blue Hills North to Karara Water Transfer Pipelines (Rev 1)	Approved	MP_82269.pdf
1 August 2018	Mining Proposal	KML TSF2A Design Change Mining Proposal	Approved	mp_75342.pdf
17 July 2018	Mining Proposal	MINING PROPOSAL- KARARA IRON ORE PROJECT - STAGE 4 - YEARS 7 TO 12 ON G 59/38, L 59/99, L 59/101, L 59/104, L 59/129, M 59/644-I, M 59/645-I, M 59/721-I and M 59/730	Approved	no public document
21 December 2017	Mining Proposal	Karara Iron Ore Project - Addendum to Mining Proposal Years 1 to 6 (Registration ID 24232) - Tailings Storage Facility Expansion: Stage 2A - CORP-EN-REP-1103	Approved	mp_70406.pdf
25 February 2016	Mine Closure Plan	Karara Iron Ore Project - Mine Closure Manual	Approved	mcp_53158.pdf
21 August 2012	Mining Proposal	Rothsay Water Pipeline Mining Proposal	Approved	mp_34319.zip MP_34319.pdf
15 July 2011	Mining Proposal	Letter of Intent Additional Access and Burrow Pit	Approved	mp_31185.pdf

2 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.

Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.