MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 59/649 · Karara - Blue Hills / Gindalbie
M 59/649 is a Western Australian mining lease held by DSO VENTURES PTY LTD. Granted 29 March 2006, expires 9 April 2027. 597 ha in the Yalgoo Mineral Field. Commodities: Iron. Part of the Karara - Blue Hills / Gindalbie project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- DSO VENTURES PTY LTD
- MINEDEX project
- Karara - Blue Hills / Gindalbie J02815 · OperatingOwners: Karara Mining Ltd 100%; Dso Ventures Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 22 June 2005
- Granted
- 29 March 2006
- Expires
- 9 April 2027
- Area
- 596.70 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
- Karara Iron Ore Project - Mine Closure Manual: approved 25 February 2016, Karara Iron Ore Project - Mine Closure Manual
- Environmental registrations
- 11 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Karara Iron Ore Project – Mine Life Extension Under assessment; overlaps 597 ha
Hinge Iron Ore Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 968; overlaps 12 ha
Syncline Track Haul Road Not assessed; overlaps 5.7 ha
Mungada Iron Ore Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 806; overlaps 114 ha
Karara Iron Ore Mine Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 805; overlaps 1.1 ha - WAMEX data
- 288 open-file drill holes, 90 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -29.12375, 116.8848 (centre)
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 |
| 25 February 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Karara Iron Ore Project - Mine Closure Manual | Approved | mcp_53158.pdf |
| 17 August 2015 | Mining Proposal | Addendum to Mungada Iron Ore Project Stage 2 Mining Proposal on M59-649 | Approved | mp_56007.pdf |
| 19 June 2014 | Mining Proposal | Submission of New / Revised Information - Hinge Iron Ore Project (HIOP) Reg ID 45753 Alignment to HIOP Haul Road | Approved | mp_48422.pdf |
| 6 June 2014 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Hinge Iron Ore Project Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_45753.zip |
| 20 February 2014 | Mining Proposal | KML - Borrow Pits for the Syncline Turner Haul Road | Approved | mp_45018.pdf |
| 26 August 2013 | Mining Proposal | Karara Mining Limited - Addendum to MIOP - Stage 2 Mining Proposal - Amendment to Terapod Waste Dump and Additional Syncline Turner Haul Road | Approved | mp_39456.pdf |
| 24 April 2012 | Mining Proposal | Mungada Iron Ore Project - Mining Proposal - Stage 2 Blue Hills North and Terapod; AND; Mungada Iron Ore Project Mine Closure and Rehabilitation Plan | Approved | mp_32876.pdf |
| 6 May 2011 | Mining Proposal | Mungada Iron Ore Project Mining Proposal Stage 1 Blue Hills North (Mining Above Water Table) on M59/721, M59/649, G59/38 and L59/93 | Approved | mp_30112.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.