Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Type

Mining lease

Status

Granted

Holder

CABLE SANDS (W.A.) PTY LTD

Parent group

Tronox (the MINEDEX project owner)

MINEDEX project

Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox J01034 · Operating

Owners: Tronox Limited 100%; Cable Sands Pty Limited

Lodged

26 October 1983

Granted

31 October 2000

Expires

5 November 2042

Area

215.30 hectares (2.2 km²)

Mineral field

South West Mineral Field

Commodities

Heavy mineral sands, Ilmenite, 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

Rev3) - Yarloop Reserve R31900 - Ludlow Titanium -Wonnerup South - M70/49, M70/86, M70/785 & L70/159: approved 30 November 2016, Mine Closure Plan (Rev3) - Yarloop Reserve R31900 - Ludlow Titanium -Wonnerup South - M70/

Environmental registrations

2 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 718, MS 621

EPA referred proposals

Clearing of Native Vegetation Within Various Road Reserves and Other Shire Reserves, Shire of Capel Not assessed; overlaps 215 ha
Forest Management Plan 2014-2023 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 952; overlaps 215 ha
Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1214; overlaps 215 ha

WAMEX data

767 open-file drill holes, 7 exploration reports on this ground

Location

-33.5896, 115.4898 (centre)