MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 28 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 70/697 · Ledge Point / Cockburn
M 70/697 is a Western Australian mining lease held by ADELAIDE BRIGHTON CEMENT LTD (CRH group). Granted 4 December 1996, expires 9 December 2038. 445 ha in the South West Mineral Field. Part of the Ledge Point / Cockburn project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- CRH (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Ledge Point / Cockburn J02809 · OperatingOwners: Adelaide Brighton Ltd 100%
- Lodged
- 31 May 1991
- Granted
- 4 December 1996
- Expires
- 9 December 2038
- Area
- 444.90 hectares (4.4 km²)
- Mineral field
- South West Mineral Field
- 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
- M70/697, Ledge Point: approved 30 October 2019, Mining Proposal M70/697, Ledge Point J02809
M70/697 - LEDGE POINT - EXTRACTION LIMESAND: approved 19 May 2017, MINE CLOSURE PLAN M70/697 - LEDGE POINT - EXTRACTION LIMESAND - J02809 - Environmental registrations
- 4 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Perth Northern Pipeline Corridors - Strategic Proposal Under assessment; overlaps 13 ha
Forest Management Plan 2014-2023 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 952; overlaps 445 ha
Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1214; overlaps 445 ha - WAMEX data
- 10 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -31.08115, 115.36715 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2023 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - M70/697 - LEDGE POINT EXTRACTION LIMESAND PROJECT - J02809 | Approved | no public document |
| 30 October 2019 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Mining Proposal M70/697, Ledge Point J02809 | Approved | MP_81246.pdf MCP_81246.pdf |
| 19 May 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN M70/697 - LEDGE POINT - EXTRACTION LIMESAND - J02809 | Approved | mcp_59126.pdf |
| 11 October 2007 | Mining Proposal | LEDGE POINT LIMESAND M70/697 | Approved | mp_4499.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.