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 OVERVIEW

Doral has been operating in the South-West Region of Western Australia since 2002, and specifically southeast of Busselton since 2017. Yoongarillup was Doral’s first mine in the area, with progressive rehabilitation successfully finalised during 2020.

More recently, the Yalyalup Mineral Sands Project commenced operations in May 2022. The Yalyalup mine is located 6kms northeast from the previously mined Yoongarillup site 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.

Yalyalup Northern Extension Proposal Overview – currently under assessment.

Pending approval, the proposed Yalyalup Northern Extension will continue mining immediately north of the existing operation. The proposal involves an increase to the existing development envelope from ~ (924ha) to (1,837ha) and an increase to the disturbance footprint of ~(451ha) to (1,256ha) with a proposed mine life of 10-12 years.

Link to current EPA assessment report, public submissions close 1 October 2026: EPA Report 1814 Yalyalup.pdf

Operation of the proposed Northern Extension will remain the same as the current approval. Mining and earthworks are restricted to occur during daytime hours, Monday to Saturday (7am – 7pm) Sunday and Public Holidays (9am-7pm). Mineral processing activities are continuous.
The proposal is for mined ore to be processed on site at Yalyalup, ahead of transport to Doral's Picton mineral separation plant for final separation and processing. The number of truck movements will remain the same as for current approval. At the completion of processing at Picton, clay fines and sand will be returned to the Yalyalup mine for deposit into the mined voids. Final product will continue to be exported from Picton through Bunbury and Fremantle ports to global markets, for manufacturing into essential products used in daily life.
Mining and rehabilitation will be undertaken progressively in five stages over the life of the proposal. Doral has extensive experience and demonstrated success in using this staged approach, which supports rehabilitation being undertaken in a timely manner behind the mining operations.
Doral is committed to responsible mining and environmental management by balancing operational performance with high standards of safety, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility. Doral is dedicated to conducting all aspects of its operations with consideration for the amenity of neighbouring properties. Operational impacts are managed through regulator-approved management plans and mitigation measures, supported by ongoing consultation and engagement with neighbours and stakeholders to ensure continuous improvement and positive outcomes.
Doral is committed to protecting the natural environment within the development footprint and surrounds and understands the regulatory framework that governs the proposal and the responsibility of meeting set conditions. Doral’s focus is to continue to uphold these responsibilities to maintain biodiversity and keep ecosystems healthy. Doral has committed to increase public environmental performance reporting, delivering increased transparency and accountability.
Once approved, Management Plans developed in consultation with the Department Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) will be utilised to inform environmental management and include:
·         Dust Management Plan
·         Noise Management Plan
·         Acid Sulphate Soils Management Plan
·         Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Management Plan
·         Flora and Vegetation Management Plan
·         Offset Strategy
Doral recognise and value the importance of stakeholder relationships, maintaining trust, and being a good neighbour. We are focused on increasing the facilitation of meaningful engagement and a broader understanding of issues unique to each stakeholder and stakeholder group.
There’s work in progress to build on the engagement program that supports the operations to deliver consistent communication, increased responsiveness, and overall improvement of engagement practice. In addition to one-on-one meetings, community update letters, community newsletters and factsheets, Doral are committed to identifying where stakeholders can have input to activities and influence outcomes where possible throughout the life of the project
Community Reference Group
The first community consultative group for Yalyalup will soon be launched to support existing operations and proposed Northern Extension activities. Doral will soon call for expressions of interest to join the group. Once established, members of the community reference group and roles will be posted to Doral website including agendas and minutes of meetings.
Dedicated community contact channels remain for the current operations and Northern Extension proposal. Please contact our community team by email community@doral.com.au or by phoning 0408 164 358.

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.