Mine · Western Australia, Australia
Thunderbird - Kimberley Mineral Sands
Thunderbird - Kimberley Mineral Sands is a mine in Western Australia, Australia, with 3,472 Mt of mineral resources, owned by Thunderbird Operations 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 | cerium, garnet, heavy mineral sands, ilmenite, leucoxene, monazite, rutile, zircon (mainly mineral sands) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 4,530 ha (1 tenement, mining lease) | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mineral resources | 3,472 Mt (measured, indicated and inferred, 2 sites, oldest estimate 5 Jul 2016, reported under 2012 JORC (Australia)) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Ore reserves | 82.7 Mt (proven and probable, 1 site, reported under 2012 JORC (Australia)) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | -17.4317, 122.9679 | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Thunderbird - Kimberley Mineral Sands is the 7th-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 | 7th of 453 | 105,683 Mt | 3.3% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this mine from its sources, oldest first.
- Latest ore reserve estimate: 82.7 Mt
- Latest mineral resource estimate: 3,472 Mt
Owner and place
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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.