MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 59/730 · Karara - Blue Hills / Gindalbie
M 59/730 is a Western Australian mining lease held by KARARA MINING LIMITED (Ansteel group). Granted 12 October 2010, expires 11 October 2031. 495 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
- 17 October 2008
- Granted
- 12 October 2010
- Expires
- 11 October 2031
- Area
- 494.90 hectares (4.9 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 495 ha
Karara to Tilley Rail Project Not assessed; overlaps 6.4 ha
Karara Iron Ore Mine Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 805; overlaps 324 ha
Karara Iron Ore Mine Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 805; overlaps 495 ha - WAMEX data
- 94 open-file drill holes, 67 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -29.17495, 116.7686 (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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 19 September 2014 | Mining Proposal | Letter of Intent - Change of Project Element Within Existing Mining Proposals (Registration ID 26781 and 37255 | Approved | mp_52427.pdf |
| 15 July 2011 | Mining Proposal | Letter of Intent Additional Access and Burrow Pit | Approved | mp_31185.pdf |
| 21 February 2011 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal For M59/730 | Approved | mp_29006.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.