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❓ Mr Love questions the government regarding Mineral Resources' rehabilitation liabilities in the Yilgarn tenements, specifically concerning legal recourse, sale agreement provisions, and royalty relief deal conditions. The government clarifies liability transfer, departmental involvement, and royalty deal specifics.

AnsweredQoN 282Legislative Assembly

Asked

12 August 2025

Member

Mr Shane Love

Portfolio

Mines and Petroleum; Finance; Electoral Affairs; Goldfields-Esperance

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I refer to the the Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration security review of the Yilgarn tenements in response to concerns over Mineral Resources’ compliance with tenement conditions, and I ask: (a) Is there a legal mechanism available to the Government to pursue Mineral Resources for partial or full reimbursement of rehabilitation liabilities; (b) What provisions, if any, were included in the sale agreement between Mineral Resources and Yilgarn Iron to ensure adequate financial responsibility for existing liabilities; and (c) Did the five-year royalty relief deal between the McGowan Government and Mineral Resources include any provisions for post-mining rehabilitation?

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Answered

17 September 2025

Responded by

Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Finance; Electoral Affairs; Goldfields-Esperance

Response time

10 days

(a) When a tenement has not expired, been surrendered or forfeited the financial responsibility for existing liabilities transfers to the incoming tenement holder(s).
(b) The Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration is not involved in any sale agreement between an existing tenement holder and a prospective buyer.
(c) No.

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