Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Tenement holder · Western Australia

BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD

BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD holds 48 current Western Australian mining tenements (7 mining leases, 12 miscellaneous licences, 29 exploration licences) covering 354,275 hectares; part of the Black Cat Syndicate group.

48tenements

354,275hectares

11projects

0EPA statements

2closure plans

Open BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD in the MCF Mining Index All holders

Parent group: Black Cat Syndicate

Projects (MINEDEX)

Project	Stage	Owners (MINEDEX)	Its tenements
Paulsens	Operating	Black Cat Syndicate Limited 100%; Black Cat (Paulsens) Pty Ltd	20
Mt Edith Dolomite	Proposed	Regional Resources NW Pty Ltd 100%	1
Historic Gold - Ashburton (08)	Shut	not recorded	2
Paraburdoo Barite	Shut	not recorded	1
Ashburton / Kalamazoo	Shut	Kalamazoo Resources Limited 100%; De Grey Mining Ltd	1
Mt Clement Antimony	Not Applicable	Black Cat Syndicate Limited 100%	3
Duck Creek Dolomite / Northern Star	Not Applicable	Black Cat Syndicate Limited 100%; Northern Star Resources Ltd; Black Cat (Paulsens) Pty Ltd	2
Ashburton / Black Cat	Not Applicable	Black Cat Syndicate Limited 100%; Black Cat (Paulsens) Pty Ltd	2
Kazput	Not Applicable	not recorded	1
Paulsens South	Not Applicable	Black Cat Syndicate Limited 100%; Black Cat (Paulsens) Pty Ltd	1
Boolaloo	Not Applicable	Black Cat Syndicate Limited 100%; a private holder	1

Rehabilitation liability

Its rehabilitation liability, per tenement and in total, is in the MCF Mining Index (subscribers): the Mining Rehabilitation Fund estimate, its trend since 2014, company provisions and closure-plan costs.

Mine closure plans

Site	Operator	Latest plan approved	Plan (PDF on GeoDocs)	Closure year
MINE CLOSURE PLAN - Paulsens Gold Mine - J00242 - S0223105	BLACK CAT SYNDICATE Limited
Northern Star Resources Paulsens Gold Mine Wyloo WA M08/99, M08/196 - Tailings Storage Facility Stage 7, Stage 8 and Stage 9 Embankment Raising	a private holder	19 June 2014	Northern Star Resources Paulsens Gold Mine Wyloo WA M08/99, M08/196 Mining Proposal - Tail	2018

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Project	Hectares
M 08/99 Mining lease	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	13 February 2032	Gold, Silver	Paulsens	184
M 08/191 Mining lease	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	9 May 2041	Antimony, Gold, Silver, Lead	Mt Clement Antimony	226
M 08/192 Mining lease	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	9 May 2041	Antimony, Gold, Silver, Lead	Mt Clement Antimony	300
M 08/193 Mining lease	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	9 May 2041	Antimony, Gold, Silver, Lead	Mt Clement Antimony	292
M 08/196 Mining lease	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	2 March 2041	Gold, Silver	Paulsens	798
M 08/222 Mining lease	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	23 August 2042	Gold, Silver, Lead	Paulsens	220
M 08/515 Mining lease	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	6 September 2038	Gold, Silver	Paulsens	423
L 08/12 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	9 November 2041	Gold, Silver	Paulsens	0
L 08/13 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	10 August 2041	Gold, Silver	Paulsens	1
L 08/14 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	10 August 2041	Gold, Silver	Paulsens	63
L 08/15 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	14 March 2042	Silver, Gold, Lead	Paulsens	31
L 08/81 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	17 October 2033	Gold, Silver	Paulsens	4
L 08/91 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	10 April 2034	Gold, Silver	Paulsens	1
L 08/92 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	2 April 2034			2
L 08/103 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	24 June 2034	Gold, Silver	Paulsens	15
L 08/113 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	23 July 2034	Gold, Silver	Paulsens	0
L 08/168 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	15 August 2039	Gold, Silver	Paulsens	7
L 08/169 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	29 February 2040	Gold, Silver	Paulsens	18
L 08/339 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Application				6
E 08/1649 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	29 March 2027	Gold, Silver	Paulsens	4,422
E 08/1650 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	12 September 2027	Gold, Silver	Paulsens	2,518
E 08/1745 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	7 August 2027	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Paulsens	3,328
E 08/2000 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	15 December 2027			3,473
E 08/2499 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	11 November 2026		Duck Creek Dolomite / Northern Star	2,211
E 08/2556 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	21 May 2027			631
E 08/2558 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	21 May 2027			316
E 08/2560 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	21 May 2027			316
E 08/2659 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	29 May 2028			3,472
E 08/2791 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	29 May 2028	Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver	Paulsens South	3,471
E 08/2945 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	14 May 2028	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc	Boolaloo	4,409
E 08/3067 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	22 April 2030			2,835
E 08/3163 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	30 June 2027	Lead, Copper	Paulsens	17,013
E 08/3247 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	16 November 2026			23,303
E 08/3272 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	13 October 2026	Gold		23,928
E 08/3317 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	17 November 2026			28,998
E 08/3569 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	3 August 2028		Mt Edith Dolomite	10,103
E 08/3573 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	3 August 2028			1,261
E 08/3621 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2029	Silver, Gold, Lead, Antimony	Paulsens	23,240
E 08/3679 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	12 March 2031			22,637
E 08/3749 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	4 December 2030	Gold	Ashburton / Black Cat	40,203
E 08/3750 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	4 December 2030			50,007
E 08/3751 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Application		Gold	Ashburton / Black Cat	61,542
E 08/3807 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	22 December 2030			316
E 08/3808 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Application				5,038
E 47/1553 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	5 October 2026	Copper, Lead	Paulsens	2,936
E 47/1773 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	7 June 2028			5,338
E 47/3305 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	3 November 2026			2,840
E 47/3396 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	1 June 2028			1,577