MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 70/856 · Port Gregory Garnet/GMA
M 70/856 is a Western Australian mining lease held by GARNET INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES PTY LTD (Jebsen & Jessen group). Granted 12 October 1995, expires 11 October 2037. 192 ha in the South West Mineral Field. Commodities: Ilmenite, Heavy mineral sands, Zircon. Part of the Port Gregory Garnet/GMA project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Jebsen & Jessen (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Port Gregory Garnet/GMA J00788 · OperatingOwners: GMA Garnet Pty Ltd 100%; GMA Group Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 18 May 1994
- Granted
- 12 October 1995
- Expires
- 11 October 2037
- Area
- 191.80 hectares (1.9 km²)
- Mineral field
- South West Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Ilmenite, Heavy mineral sands, Zircon
- 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
- Port Gregory Project: approved 28 May 2020, Port Gregory Project - Revised Mine Closure Plan
- Environmental registrations
- 6 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 37 open-file drill holes, 32 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -28.09485, 114.21585 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 January 2025 | Mining Proposal | Port Gregory Garnet Hose Mining Proposal Revision 5 | Approved | MP_125489.pdf |
| 5 July 2023 | Mining Proposal | Port Gregory Garnet Hose Resource Mining Proposal Update Revision 4 | Approved | MP_115648.pdf |
| 6 September 2022 | Mining Proposal | Port Gregory Garnet Hose Mining Proposal Update | Approved | MP_98172.pdf |
| 28 May 2020 | Mine Closure Plan | Port Gregory Project - Revised Mine Closure Plan | Approved | MCP_85076.pdf |
| 10 May 2013 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Hose Mine Project for M70/926 and M70/927 | Approved | mp_38133.pdf |
| 24 December 1996 | Mining Proposal | GMA GARNET : PORT GREGORY 'HOSE' PROJECT | Approved | mp_2240.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.