MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 70/1013 · Koolanooka & Blue Hills - Mungada / Sinosteel
M 70/1013 is a Western Australian mining lease held by SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED (Sinosteel group). Granted 18 December 1998, expires 17 December 2040. 894 ha in the South West 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
- 6 May 1998
- Granted
- 18 December 1998
- Expires
- 17 December 2040
- Area
- 894.00 hectares (8.9 km²)
- Mineral field
- South West 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
- Karara Iron Ore Project – Mine Life Extension Under assessment; overlaps 6.8 ha
Koolanooka/Blue Hills Direct Shipping Ore Mining Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 811; overlaps 83 ha - WAMEX data
- 267 open-file drill holes, 80 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -29.19045, 116.20995 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2023 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - Koolanooka Iron Ore Project - J02673 | Approved | no public document |
| 17 February 2021 | Mine Closure Plan | Koolanooka Iron Ore Project Mine Closure Plan - Version 3a | Approved | no public document |
| 22 March 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | KOOLANOOKA IRON ORE PROJECT - MINE CLOSURE PLAN 2015 | Approved | mcp_57842.pdf |
| 21 June 2011 | Mining Proposal | Koolanooka Iron Ore Project: Additional Stockpiles - Sinosteel Midwest Corporation Limited Amendment to Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_30561.pdf |
| 21 December 2005 | Mining Proposal | MIDWEST IRON:TRANS OF STOCKPILED FINES M70/1013 G70/158159 | Approved | mp_4888_6CCEB7E7B17A6B4E411831C0814FD332.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.