Data as at 12 November 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Sams Creek - Point Samson / Karratha Earthmoving

Sams Creek - Point Samson / Karratha Earthmoving is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by a private holder 100%; KARRATHA EARTH MOVING AND SAND SUPPLIES, on 3 current tenements held by MINISTERIAL; NORWEST SAND & GRAVEL PTY LTD. Commodities: SD, Iron, Salt, Limestone.

MINEDEX project: J00993
Stage: Operating
Owners (MINEDEX): a private holder 100%; KARRATHA EARTH MOVING AND SAND SUPPLIES
Tenement holders: MINISTERIAL
NORWEST SAND & GRAVEL PTY LTD
Commodities: SD, Iron, Salt, Limestone
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

Production recorded in MINEDEX

Commodity	Latest year	That year	All recorded
Sand - undifferentiated	1995	7,413 t	23 kt

Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.

Mine closure plans

Site	Operator	Latest plan approved	Plan (PDF on GeoDocs)	Closure year
FOR SMALL OPERATIONS - SAMS CREEK - KARRATHA TOPSOIL LEASE	KARRATHA EARTH MOVING AND SAND SUPPLIES	28 August 2017	MINE CLOSURE PLAN FOR SMALL OPERATIONS - SAMS CREEK - KARRATHA TOPSOIL LEASE - J00993

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 1015 West Angelas - Revised Proposal (Deposit A West and Deposit F), MS 862 Solomon Iron Ore Project, MS 514 West Angelas Iron Ore Project, MS 208 Proposed Mesa J iron ore development - Pannawonica

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Hectares
M 47/113 Mining lease	NORWEST SAND & GRAVEL PTY LTD	Granted	11 September 2028	SD	5
M 47/200 Mining lease	NORWEST SAND & GRAVEL PTY LTD	Granted	3 October 2031	SD	3
TR 70/5461 Temporary reserve	MINISTERIAL	Granted		SD, Iron, Salt, Limestone	255,312