MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 77/994 · Koolyanobbing Iron
M 77/994 is a Western Australian mining lease held by YILGARN IRON PTY LTD (Yilgarn Iron Investments group). Granted 3 June 2003, expires 5 June 2045. 760 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 · OperatingOwners: Yilgarn Iron Investments Pty Ltd 100%; Yilgarn Iron Pty Ltd; Deterra Royalties Limited
- Lodged
- 10 May 2000
- Granted
- 3 June 2003
- Expires
- 5 June 2045
- Area
- 759.70 hectares (7.6 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 - Environmental registrations
- 9 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Yilgarn Operations – Windarling Range, Mt Jackson Range And Deception Deposit Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 982; overlaps 414 ha
Marda Gold Project Not assessed; overlaps 760 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 760 ha - WAMEX data
- 350 open-file drill holes, 58 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.2154, 119.1613 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2024 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - YILGARN OPERATIONS (Koolyanobbing Iron Project) - J00559 | Approved | MCP_118307.pdf |
| 15 July 2021 | Mine Closure Plan | YILGARN OPERATIONS - MINE CLOSURE PLAN - Revision 3 - Koolyanobbing Group - 2021 | Approved | MCP_77710.pdf |
| 23 November 2016 | Mining Proposal | Cliffs (2016) Mt Jackson J1 Deposit Waste Rock Landform Design Change | Approved | mp_60657.pdf |
| 11 April 2016 | Mining Proposal | Cliffs (2016) Mt Jackson J1 West Mine Pit Backfilling Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_58639.pdf |
| 14 September 2015 | Mining Proposal | MT JACKSON J1 OPERATIONS CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROAD M77/994 - AMENDMENT TO MINING PROPOSAL REG.ID 28395 | Approved | mp_56213.pdf |
| 31 January 2014 | Mining Proposal | Mt Jackson J1 Pit Dewatering Discharge to J2 Pit | Approved | mp_45398.pdf |
| 7 December 2010 | Mining Proposal | REVISED MP - KOOLYANOBBING IRON ORE PROJECT - MT JACKSON J1 DEPOSIT | Approved | mp_28395.pdf |
| 5 November 2003 | Mining Proposal | KOOLYANOBBING / TRANSPORT CORRIDOR EXPANSION PROJECT | Approved | mp_4409.pdf |
| 16 July 2003 | Mining Proposal | KOOLYANOBBING NORTHERN TENEMENT EXPANSION:GDAA : TRANS CORRI | Approved | mp_17701.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.