MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 70/968 · Port Gregory Garnet/GMA
M 70/968 is a Western Australian mining lease held by GARNET INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES PTY LTD (Jebsen & Jessen group). Granted 11 April 1997, expires 13 April 2039. 64 ha in the South West Mineral Field. Commodities: Ilmenite, Zircon, Heavy mineral sands. 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
- 30 October 1996
- Granted
- 11 April 1997
- Expires
- 13 April 2039
- Area
- 64.50 hectares (0.6 km²)
- Mineral field
- South West Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Ilmenite, Zircon, Heavy mineral sands
- 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
- 2 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 234 open-file drill holes, 33 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -28.1431, 114.2558 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2020 | Mine Closure Plan | Port Gregory Project - Revised Mine Closure Plan | Approved | MCP_85076.pdf |
| 24 March 2014 | Mining Proposal | GMA Garnet Lynton Mine Extension M70/968 Mining Proposal - Part 2 | Approved | mp_45369.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.