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Western Australian mining lease

M 77/764 · Parker Range - Mt Caudan Iron

M 77/764 is a Western Australian mining lease held by YILGARN IRON PTY LTD (Yilgarn Iron Investments group). Granted 21 January 2007, expires 24 January 2028. 189 ha in the Yilgarn Mineral Field. Commodities: Iron, Manganese. Part of the Parker Range - Mt Caudan Iron project (operating).

Type
Mining lease
Status
Granted
Holder
YILGARN IRON PTY LTD
Parent group
Yilgarn Iron Investments (a subsidiary)
MINEDEX project
Parker Range - Mt Caudan Iron J03500 · Operating
Owners: Yilgarn Iron Investments Pty Ltd 100%; Yilgarn Iron Pty Ltd
Lodged
23 April 1996
Granted
21 January 2007
Expires
24 January 2028
Area
188.70 hectares (1.9 km²)
Mineral field
Yilgarn Mineral Field
Commodities
Iron, Manganese
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
Parker Range Iron Ore Project - Part 1: approved 29 June 2020, Parker Range Iron Ore Project Mining Proposal - Part 1
Environmental registrations
3 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 1202, MS 892
EPA referred proposals
Parker Range (Mount Caudan) Iron Ore Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 892; overlaps 186 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 189 ha
WAMEX data
253 open-file drill holes, 71 exploration reports on this ground
Location
-31.6197, 119.5553 (centre)
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Mining proposals and mine closure plans

DateRegistrationTitleStatusDocument (GeoDocs)
24 January 2024Mining ProposalParker Range Iron Ore Project - Mining Proposal Revision 6.2ApprovedMP_122229.pdf
6 September 2023Mining ProposalParker Range Iron Ore Project Mining Proposal - Revision 5ApprovedMP_115617.pdf
29 June 2020Mining Proposal With Mine Closure PlanParker Range Iron Ore Project Mining Proposal - Part 1ApprovedMP_85673.pdf
MCP_85673.pdf

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