MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 59/721 · Karara - Blue Hills / Gindalbie
M 59/721 is a Western Australian mining lease held by KARARA MINING LIMITED (Ansteel group). Granted 11 July 2008, expires 15 July 2029. 760 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 · OperatingOwners: Karara Mining Ltd 100%; Dso Ventures Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 1 September 2006
- Granted
- 11 July 2008
- Expires
- 15 July 2029
- Area
- 760.00 hectares (7.6 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
- 11 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Karara Iron Ore Project – Mine Life Extension Under assessment; overlaps 760 ha
Koolanooka/Blue Hills Direct Shipping Ore Mining Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 811; overlaps 1.4 ha
Mungada Iron Ore Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 806; overlaps 83 ha
Karara Iron Ore Mine Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 805; overlaps 11 ha - WAMEX data
- 187 open-file drill holes, 46 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -29.14795, 116.82595 (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 |
| 11 October 2021 | Mining Proposal | Waste Dump Expansion and Haul Road Diversion Mining Proposal | Approved | no public document |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 25 February 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Karara Iron Ore Project - Mine Closure Manual | Approved | mcp_53158.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 |
| 2 November 2009 | Mining Proposal | Karara Iron Ore Project, Mining Proposal Years 1 to 6 - M59/644 M59/645 M59/721 G59/38 G59/39 L59/62 L59/74 L59/90 | Approved | mp_24232.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.