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

Western Australian mining lease

M 77/607 · Koolyanobbing Iron

M 77/607 is a Western Australian mining lease held by YILGARN IRON PTY LTD (Yilgarn Iron Investments group). Granted 14 September 1993, expires 21 September 2035. 972 ha in the Yilgarn Mineral Field. Commodities: Iron. Part of the Koolyanobbing Iron project (operating).

Type: Mining lease
Status: Granted
Holder: YILGARN IRON PTY LTD
Parent group: Yilgarn Iron Investments (a subsidiary)
MINEDEX project: Koolyanobbing Iron J00559 · Operating
Owners: Yilgarn Iron Investments Pty Ltd 100%; Yilgarn Iron Pty Ltd; Deterra Royalties Limited
Lodged: 5 March 1993
Granted: 14 September 1993
Expires: 21 September 2035
Area: 972.20 hectares (9.7 km²)
Mineral field: Yilgarn Mineral Field
Commodities: Iron
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: YILGARN OPERATIONS (Koolyanobbing Iron Project): approved 10 July 2024, MINE CLOSURE PLAN - YILGARN OPERATIONS (Koolyanobbing Iron Project) - J00559
YILGARN OPERATIONS - Koolyanobbing Group: approved 15 July 2021, YILGARN OPERATIONS - MINE CLOSURE PLAN - Revision 3 - Koolyanobbing Group - 2021
Cliffs ( ) Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit: approved 13 February 2017, Cliffs (2016) Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit Mining Proposal
Environmental registrations: 30 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
EPA Ministerial Statements: MS 1054, MS 907, MS 843, MS 802, MS 627
EPA referred proposals: Yilgarn Operations - Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1054; overlaps 28 ha
Magellan Lead Carbonate Project, Wiluna Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 905; overlaps 0.3 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 972 ha
WAMEX data: 554 open-file drill holes, 89 exploration reports on this ground
Location: -30.83535, 119.5494 (centre)

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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

Date	Registration	Title	Status	Document (GeoDocs)
15 October 2024	Mining Proposal	Koolyanobbing C Pit TSF Mining Proposal Rev 1 Version 4	Approved	MP_126642.pdf
10 July 2024	Mine Closure Plan	MINE CLOSURE PLAN - YILGARN OPERATIONS (Koolyanobbing Iron Project) - J00559	Approved	MCP_118307.pdf
15 November 2023	Mining Proposal	Mining Proposal for Small Mining Operations - Koolyanobbing A-Pit Mine Expansion	Approved	MP_119305.pdf
15 July 2021	Mine Closure Plan	YILGARN OPERATIONS - MINE CLOSURE PLAN - Revision 3 - Koolyanobbing Group - 2021	Approved	MCP_77710.pdf
11 December 2020	Mining Proposal	Koolyanobbing Range C Pit TSF Mining Proposal on M77/607	Approved	MP_85627.pdf
7 January 2020	Mining Proposal	Yilgarn Operations OHP Stockyard Expansion MP Rev0	Approved	MP_83876.pdf
21 March 2017	Mining Proposal	Cliffs (2017) Koolyanobbing Range D Deposit Extension Mining Proposal	Approved	mp_64202.pdf
13 February 2017	Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan	Cliffs (2016) Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit Mining Proposal	Approved	mp_60651.pdf
15 December 2016	Mining Proposal	Cliffs (2016) Koolyanobbing Range E Deposit Extension Mining Proposal	Approved	mp_61467.pdf
1 November 2016	Mining Proposal	Cliffs (2016) Koolyanobbing Range D-South Deposit Mining Proposal	Approved	mp_60768.pdf
14 July 2016	Mining Proposal	Cliffs (2016) Koolyanobbing K to A Deposits Water Transfer Mining Proposal	Approved	mp_59862.pdf
23 June 2016	Mining Proposal	Cliffs (2016) Koolyanobbing Range E Deposit Mining Proposal	Approved	mp_59431.pdf
20 October 2015	Mining Proposal	Koolyanobbing C Pit Backfilling Mining Proposal	Approved	mp_56363.pdf
8 April 2014	Mining Proposal	Cliffs (2014) Koolyanobbing Land Use Rezoning Mining Proposal 1303 Addendum Rev	Approved	mp_47278.pdf
1 November 2013	Mining Proposal	Addendum to Reg ID 32064 - Yilgarn Operations Koolyanobbing Range A,B and C Pit Deepening Mining Proposal to include the A2 Waste Rock Landform Redesign - M77/607	Approved	mp_43302.pdf

15 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.

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