MINERAL SANDS

Doral Mineral Sands Pty Ltd (DMS) operates a continuous, 24 hour processing and mining operation in the South West, Peel and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia.  Its operations include the Yalyalup mine located near Busselton, the Keysbrook mine located in Keysbrook / North Dandalup and the newly acquired Coburn Resources mine, located 300km north of Geraldton. Both the previously mined Dardanup (completed 2015) and Yoongarillup (completed 2020) mine sites are fully rehabilitated.

Heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) from both the Yalyalup and Keysbrook operations are transported via road to the mineral separation plant (MSP) in Picton.  Coburn Resources will initially produce a HMC product for export through the Port of Geraldton, with plans to upgrade the Mineral Separation Plant.

At the Picton MSP, the HMC is further processed using gravity techniques to concentrate the valuable heavy mineral from the clay and sand. The HMC is then dried and separated into the different products using a combination of magnetic and electrostatic techniques and then sold as final product to global customers.

Mineral Sands Mining Flow Chart

Mineral Separation Plant Processing Flow Chart

KEYSBROOK OPERATIONS

Keysbrook is known as one of the world’s largest leucoxene deposits.  Located 70km south of Perth, the Keysbrook operations commenced in 2015 and produces approximately 90,000 tonnes per annum of heavy mineral concentrate (HMC). It has an estimated mine life of a further 4 - 5 years. 

The Keysbrook site comprises both mining and processing, with HMC from Keysbrook transported via road to Doral’s Mineral Separation Plant (MSP) located in Picton for processing.   Final products of leucoxene and zircon are exported to global customers through the Ports of Bunbury and Fremantle. 

YALYALUP OPERATIONS

The Yalyalup mineral sands mine is located approximately 6kms north east from the previously mined Yoongarillup site.   The Yalyalup mine has been operating since 2022 and produces approximately 100,000 tonnes per annum of Heavy Mineral Concentrate (HMC) comprising of ilmenite, leucoxene, rutile and zircon over the life of the project.  The mine life is expected to be 4 to 5 years with the possibility of further extension subject to approvals.    

COBURN OPERATIONS

The Coburn mine commenced production in late 2022 under the previous management of Coburn Resources Pty Ltd (Coburn), a subsidiary of Strandline Resources Pty Ltd.  It was placed in voluntary administration in February 2025 and care in maintenance in June 2025.  Iwatani Australia (IWA) formally acquired the Coburn mine on the 15th December 2025. Work has now commenced to re-commission the site, with plans to commence production in Q1 2026.  

 Coburn is a conventional open-pit dry mining operation with a wet concentrator and dry separation plant. A Heavy Mineral Concentrate (HMC) product will be initially produced and exported through the Port of Geraldton.

 Other key infrastructure on site includes a 160-person site village, LNG fuelled power station and solar farm, water treatment plant, borefield, fuel storage and partially completed airstrip. The airstrip will be a key focus, with work having already commenced in anticipation of commencing production.

 The Coburn site is located on both Nanda and Malgana country.  Consistent with Doral’s community engagement approach, strong partnerships with our key stakeholders is a priority and vital to building lasting relationships.  

MINE SITE REHABILITATION

The Dardanup project was Doral’s first mineral sands mine, which commenced in 2002 and ceased operations in 2015.  Now fully rehabilitated, Dardanup represents the synergy of mining and farming working together to achieve significant soil quality improvements and overall land productivity post mining.   

Doral is proud of the relationships it forges with its landholders during the course of its mining activities. Rehabilitation is a key phase of the mineral sands operations with close consultation with landholders before mining commences to ensure the landholder rehabilitation objectives are met and in line with community expectations and regulatory standards. The Yoongarillup mine is a key example of farming and mining working collaboratively together.