Coburn Mineral Sands Project
Sector: Government • Location: Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia
Source: The West Australian
The Coburn mineral sands project near Shark Bay, Western Australia, developed by Strandline Resources, was a large tonnage but low-grade deposit mining project. It entered commercial production in November 2022 but struggled with poor operating performance, design and construction flaws, unreliable equipment, labour shortages, and higher-than-expected costs. The project was mothballed and put into
- Status
- Failure
- Sector
- Government, Commercial
- Location
- Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The West Australian
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Status
Original status | collapsed and under receivership |
Taiyo status | Failure |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Coburn mineral sands project near Shark Bay, Western Australia, developed by Strandline Resources, was a large tonnage but low-grade deposit mining project. It entered commercial production in November 2022 but struggled with poor operating performance, design and construction flaws, unreliable equipment, labour shortages, and higher-than-expected costs. The project was mothballed and put into administration in February 2025, with a sale proposed to Japanese group Iwatani. |
Original sector | Mining |
Budget |
Location
Country | Australia |
State | Western Australia |
City | Shark Bay |
Source
Source | The West Australian |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Government, Commercial |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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