Mine · Western Australia, Australia
Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox
Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox is a mine in Western Australia, Australia, with 6.08 Mt of mineral resources, owned by Cable Sands (W.A.) Pty Ltd.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Western Australia | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | heavy mineral sands, ilmenite, leucoxene, monazite, zircon (mainly mineral sands) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Cable Sands (W.A.) Pty Ltd | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 547 ha (2 tenements, mining lease) | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mineral resources | 6.08 Mt (measured, indicated and inferred, 7 sites, oldest estimate 31 Dec 2004, reported under 2004 JORC (Australia), 2012 JORC (Australia)) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Ore reserves | 1.77 Mt (proven and probable, 3 sites, oldest estimate 31 Dec 2004, reported under 2004 JORC (Australia), 2012 JORC (Australia)) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | -33.6710, 115.4153 | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Bunbury Area Operations / Tronox is the 301st-largest of 453 mines in Western Australia by mineral resources. Ranks and totals cover the mines in our data that report their mineral resources, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | 301st of 453 | 105,683 Mt | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this mine from its sources, oldest first.
- Latest mineral resource estimate: 6.08 Mt
- Latest ore reserve estimate: 1.77 Mt
Owner and place
More from Cable Sands (W.A.) Pty Ltd
- Hopelands East / Tronox1.99 Mt
- Cookernup / Tronox0.42 Mt
Other mines in Western Australia
- China First Iron Ore6,618 Mt
- Robe River - Deepdale6,251 Mt
- Iron Bridge6,197 Mt
- Speewah Vanadium-Titanium5,951 Mt
- Sino - Cape Preston Iron5,088 Mt
- Solomon - Greater Solomon4,150 Mt
- Thunderbird - Kimberley Mineral Sands3,472 Mt
- Western Hub / FMG2,781 Mt
Data on this page
- Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS), WA. WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001), CC BY 4.0.
- DMIRS, WA. WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003), CC BY 4.0.