MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 70/13 · Hopkins Rd Nowergup / Limestone Building Block
M 70/13 is a Western Australian mining lease held by LIMESTONE BUILDING BLOCKS CO. PTY LTD. Granted 28 November 1984, expires 2 December 2026. 69 ha in the South West Mineral Field. Commodities: Limestone. Part of the Hopkins Rd Nowergup / Limestone Building Block project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- MINEDEX project
- Hopkins Rd Nowergup / Limestone Building Block J00947 · OperatingOwners: LIMESTONE BUILDING BLOCKS COMPANY PTY. LTD. 100%; The Trustee For WA Limestone Unit Trust
- Lodged
- 29 November 1982
- Granted
- 28 November 1984
- Expires
- 2 December 2026
- Area
- 68.60 hectares (0.7 km²)
- Mineral field
- South West Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Limestone
- 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
- HOPKINS ROAD, CARABOODA - EXTRACTION OF LIMESTONE: approved 26 November 2015, HOPKINS ROAD, CARABOODA - EXTRACTION OF LIMESTONE - S0222864
- Environmental registrations
- 3 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Gnangara Mound Groundwater Resources [Including Groundwater Resource Allocation, East Gnangara City of Swan] Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1271; overlaps 69 ha
Clearing of 10.99 ha of native vegetation for limestone extraction Not assessed; overlaps 11 ha
Forest Management Plan 2014-2023 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 952; overlaps 69 ha
Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1214; overlaps 69 ha - Location
- -31.62345, 115.76175 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2015 | Mine Closure Plan | HOPKINS ROAD, CARABOODA - EXTRACTION OF LIMESTONE - S0222864 | Approved | mcp_56348.pdf |
| 1 May 1995 | Mining Proposal | HOPKINS RD : CARABOODA : M70:339 | Approved | no public document |
| 27 October 1989 | Mining Proposal | LIMESTONE QUARRY M70:339 | Approved | mp_13783.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.