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Western Australian mining lease

M 70/326 · Maralla Road Silica Sand

M 70/326 is a Western Australian mining lease held by STEFANELLI DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD. Granted 25 May 1988, expires 26 May 2030. 120 ha in the South West Mineral Field. Commodities: SD. Part of the Maralla Road Silica Sand project (operating).

Type
Mining lease
Status
Granted
Holder
STEFANELLI DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD
MINEDEX project
Maralla Road Silica Sand J03812 · Operating
Owners: Stefanelli Developments Pty Ltd 100%; Australian Silica Quartz Group Ltd; Urban Resources Pty Ltd; Brajkovich Holdings Pty Ltd; Australian Silica Quartz Pty Ltd
Lodged
8 April 1987
Granted
25 May 1988
Expires
26 May 2030
Area
120.30 hectares (1.2 km²)
Mineral field
South West Mineral Field
Commodities
SD
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
Environmental registrations
1 mining proposal and closure plan registration (MINEDEX)
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 24
EPA referred proposals
Gnangara Mound Groundwater Resources [Including Groundwater Resource Allocation, East Gnangara City of Swan] Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1271; overlaps 120 ha
Perth Northern Pipeline Corridors - Strategic Proposal Under assessment; overlaps 120 ha
Silica Sand Project, Gnangara Part 2 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 24; overlaps 120 ha
Gnangara Mound Groundwater Resources Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 819; overlaps 120 ha
Forest Management Plan 2014-2023 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 952; overlaps 120 ha
Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1214; overlaps 120 ha
WAMEX data
9 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-31.738, 115.9648 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
17 May 2011Mining ProposalMaralla Road Sand Mine - Mining Proposal M70/326Approvedmp_24201.pdf

Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.