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Last updated: April 24, 2024
Re-opening of an iron ore mine; construction of associated infrastructure and a port facility on Koolan Island; and subsequent rehabilitation and decommissioning of the site. Read more...Last updated: February 27, 2015
Pluton Resources Ltd (Pluton) proposes to construct, operate and maintain iron ore mining operations on Irvine Island, in the Kimberley Iron-ore Hub, north Western Australia. Pluton has identified two main areas of high iron ore prospectivity, both located on the eastern side of Irvine Island: Isthmus region: a narrow neck of land which is the northern-most of the two areas. Hardstaff Peninsula: which is the southern-most of the two areas. The Proposal involves the mining and shipping of iron... Read more...Last updated: December 3, 2008
Pluton proposes to undertake Phase II of a mineral exploration program on Irvine Island to refine the definition of the iron ore resource in the south-east part of the island and to undertake drilling for the purpose of environmental investigations. The Phase II exploration program will include: drilling 29 sites along the Hardstaff Peninsula using a diamond core rig drilling an additional 10 holes in the Isthmus region at existing Phase 1 work sites drilling for the purpose of environmental... Read more...Last updated: December 19, 2007
Pluton proposes to undertake a mineral exploration program on Irvine Island to determine the extent of iron mineralisation across the eastern edge of the island. Irvine Island is located within the Buccaneer Archipelago in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The island is located approximately 140 km north of Derby and approximately 11 km from the mainland. The proposal comprises: Collecting (by hand or using hand-based machinery) approximately 800 surface samples across eastern Irvine... Read more...