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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Cue Gold - Central Murchison

Cue Gold - Central Murchison is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Westgold Resources Limited 100%; Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd, on 143 current tenements held by BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTD; NM GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTD; PLAN STAN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD; VALIANT GOLD LIMITED. Commodities: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc.

MINEDEX project
J00017
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Westgold Resources Limited 100%; Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd
Tenement holders
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTD
NM GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTD
PLAN STAN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD
VALIANT GOLD LIMITED
Parent groups
NM Gold Operations
Valiant Gold
Westgold Resources
Commodities
Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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

Resources and reserves

CommodityResourcesReservesLatest estimate
Gold86 Mt at 2.52 g/t, 6.96 Moz contained22 Mt at 2.42 g/t, 1.70 Moz contained30 June 2026

Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.

Production recorded in MINEDEX

CommodityLatest yearThat yearAll recorded
Gold200073 koz3.11 Moz
Tantalum pentoxide199511 t11 t

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

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
Big Bell - Westgold Resources LimitedBIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS Pty Ltd1 May 2020Big Bell Mining Proposal - Westgold Resources Limited - April 2020 - Version 1.1
Central Murchison Gold Project (Yaloginda, Paddy's Flat, Reedy, Day Dawn, Big Bell, CuddingwarraBIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS Pty Ltd11 August 2015Central Murchison Gold Project (Yaloginda, Paddy's Flat, Reedy, Day Dawn, Big Bell, Cuddin2019
CUDDINGWARRA PROJECTBIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS Pty Ltd19 April 2023MINE CLOSURE PLAN - CUDDINGWARRA PROJECT - REVISION 5.1 -J00017
YALOGINDA PROJECT - ABIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS Pty Ltd22 January 2020YALOGINDA PROJECT - MINE CLOSURE PLAN - JANUARY 2020 Version A Rev 2 - J00025
MEEKATHARRA GOLD OPERATIONS - PADDYS FLAT PROJECTBIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS Pty Ltd4 July 2025MINE CLOSURE PLAN - MEEKATHARRA GOLD OPERATIONS - PADDYS FLAT PROJECT --VERSION 3.0 -J0001
for Whangamata Open Pit- Bluebird Mine Site- Meekatharra OperationsGMK Exploration Pty Limited2 September 2013Mining Proposal for Whangamata Open Pit- Bluebird Mine Site- Meekatharra Operations

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 20/17
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted4 November 2026Gold, Silver533
M 20/21
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted28 August 2027Gold, Silver100
M 20/22
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted28 August 2027Gold, Silver8
M 20/50
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted24 February 2029Gold, Silver154
M 20/78
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted13 January 2030Gold, Silver152
M 20/98
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted18 February 2030Gold, Silver266
M 20/99
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted18 February 2030Gold, Silver245
M 20/102
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted26 July 2030Gold, Silver, Copper582
M 20/103
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted18 May 2030Gold, Silver567
M 20/104
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted18 May 2030Gold351
M 20/171
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted28 June 2031Gold, Silver197
M 20/192
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted10 September 2032Gold, Silver161
M 20/197
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted13 June 2032Gold, Silver96
M 20/202
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted23 October 2033Gold, Silver42
M 20/212
Mining lease
VALIANT GOLD LIMITEDGranted10 July 2033Gold, Silver95
M 20/218
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted1 April 2034Gold76
M 20/252
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted15 December 2034Gold, Silver797
M 20/256
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted17 May 2035Gold, Silver88
M 20/293
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted27 November 2037Gold, Silver844
M 20/297
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted16 May 2041Gold, Silver108
M 20/299
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted26 February 2038Gold136
M 20/301
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted26 February 2038Gold, Silver169
M 20/307
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted2 April 2038Gold, Silver42
M 20/332
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted12 March 2036Gold, Silver212
M 20/333
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted12 March 2036Gold, Silver121
M 20/354
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted15 June 2041Gold, Silver420
M 20/418
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted12 March 2036Gold, Silver397
M 20/435
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted12 March 2036Gold, Silver136
M 20/456
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted12 March 2036Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc236
M 21/7
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted30 September 2027Gold, Silver997
M 21/10
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted28 April 2028Gold, Silver135
M 21/14
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted5 June 2028Gold, Silver130
M 21/44
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted2 August 2031Gold, Silver216
M 21/49
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted2 March 2031Gold, Silver117
M 21/65
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted24 October 2033Gold, Silver643
M 21/69
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted6 July 2034Gold, Silver78
M 21/74
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted1 April 2034Gold, Silver, Copper83
M 21/75
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted1 September 2033Gold, Silver5
M 21/83
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted21 September 2035Gold, Silver58
M 21/89
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted28 September 2037Gold, Silver203
M 21/96
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted16 September 2035Gold, Silver40
M 21/97
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted16 September 2035Gold, Silver8
M 21/105
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted14 July 2038Gold, Silver19
M 21/122
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted16 September 2035Gold, Silver3
M 21/123
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted16 September 2035Gold, Silver50
M 21/141
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted16 September 2035Gold, Silver121
M 51/6
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted28 December 2024Gold, Silver40
M 51/12
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted28 March 2025Gold, Silver8
M 51/27
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted8 May 2026Gold, Silver196
M 51/28
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted8 May 2026Gold, Silver174
M 51/31
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted25 July 2026Gold, Silver262
M 51/33
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted4 September 2026Gold, Silver25
M 51/35
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted6 September 2026Gold, Silver9
M 51/40
Mining lease
PLAN STAN INVESTMENTS PTY LTDGranted11 December 2026Gold, Silver8
M 51/53
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted18 August 2027Gold, Silver197
M 51/62
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted22 September 2027Gold, Silver15
M 51/75
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted17 March 2028Gold, Silver55
M 51/96
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted18 December 2028Gold, Silver10
M 51/132
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted24 September 2029Gold, Silver865
M 51/161
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted7 February 2030Gold, Silver5
M 51/180
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted28 March 2030Gold, Silver228
M 51/187
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted18 May 2030Gold, Silver71
M 51/190
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted5 May 2030Gold, Silver490
M 51/199
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted18 May 2030Gold, Silver202
M 51/200
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted18 May 2030Gold, Silver815
M 51/203
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted11 July 2030Gold, Silver87
M 51/209
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted7 August 2030Gold, Silver117
M 51/211
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted29 August 2030Gold, Silver780
M 51/256
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted22 September 2030Gold, Silver740
M 51/257
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted22 September 2030Gold, Silver847
M 51/280
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted13 July 2031Gold, Silver99
M 51/281
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted21 March 2032Gold, Silver481
M 51/320
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted2 August 2031Gold, Silver8
M 51/321
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted24 August 2031Gold, Silver3
M 51/322
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted24 August 2031Gold, Silver120
M 51/325
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted3 December 2031Gold, Silver632
M 51/374
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted10 September 2032Gold, Silver210
M 51/385
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted26 November 203328
M 51/386
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted10 March 2034Gold, Silver, Copper113
M 51/390
Mining lease
NM GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted11 March 2033Gold, Silver46
M 51/409
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted3 November 203355
M 51/427
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted7 July 2034Gold, Silver901
M 51/433
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted2 September 2034Gold, Silver277
M 51/437
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted9 August 2035Gold, Silver934
M 51/438
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted9 August 2035Gold, Silver792
M 51/439
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted9 August 2035Gold, Silver748
M 51/440
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted9 August 2035Gold, Silver821
M 51/447
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted13 January 2035Gold, Silver125
M 51/459
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted4 February 2035Gold, Silver932
M 51/483
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted18 February 2034Gold, Silver876
M 51/486
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted8 November 2035Gold, Silver661
M 51/489
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted8 November 2035Gold, Silver213
M 51/491
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted7 March 2036Gold, Silver747
M 51/492
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted1 February 2036Gold, Silver996
M 51/493
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted1 February 2036Gold, Silver948
M 51/494
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted1 February 2036Gold, Silver992
M 51/495
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted1 February 2036Gold, Silver790
M 51/496
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted10 January 2036Gold, Silver2
M 51/502
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted6 December 2036Gold, Silver19
M 51/504
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted31 August 2036Gold, Silver181
M 51/516
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted7 November 2036Gold, Silver61
M 51/521
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted5 December 2036Gold, Silver4
M 51/524
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted22 December 2036Gold, Silver85
M 51/561
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted30 August 2033Gold, Silver19
M 51/572
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted4 June 2034Gold, Silver834
M 51/575
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted16 October 2033Gold, Silver801
M 51/581
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted16 October 2033Gold, Silver7
M 51/668
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted4 June 2034Gold, Silver696
M 51/670
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted4 June 2034Gold, Silver871
M 51/671
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted4 June 2034Gold, Silver804
M 51/679
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted30 August 2033Gold, Silver118
M 51/738
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted2 September 2029Gold, Silver8
M 51/784
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted18 October 2033Gold, Silver233
M 51/793
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted10 December 2042Gold, Silver5
M 51/794
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted10 December 2042Gold, Silver19
M 51/795
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted10 December 2042Gold, Silver10
M 51/805
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted2 September 2029Gold, Silver472
M 51/819
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted16 June 2044Gold, Silver2
M 51/820
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted16 June 2044Gold, Silver10
M 51/823
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted4 June 2034Gold, Silver898
M 51/834
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted18 October 2033Gold, Silver93
M 51/871
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted23 December 2033Gold, Silver2
M 51/910
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDApplicationGold, Silver1
G 20/1
General purpose lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted4 November 2026Gold, Silver241
G 20/2
General purpose lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted4 November 2026Gold, Silver203
G 20/3
General purpose lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted4 November 2026Gold, Silver34
G 20/11
General purpose lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted18 May 2041Gold, Silver1
G 20/23
General purpose lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted14 November 2040Gold, Silver1
G 51/9
General purpose lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted22 September 2027Gold, Silver34
L 20/21
Miscellaneous licence
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted17 April 2029Gold, Silver183
L 20/38
Miscellaneous licence
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted22 November 2030Gold, Silver10
L 20/39
Miscellaneous licence
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted26 December 2026Gold, Silver51
L 20/40
Miscellaneous licence
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted26 October 2028Gold, Silver180
L 20/82
Miscellaneous licence
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted17 October 2040Gold, Silver21
L 21/14
Miscellaneous licence
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted30 July 2033Gold, Silver5
L 21/19
Miscellaneous licence
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted3 December 2036Gold, Silver0
L 51/18
Miscellaneous licence
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted25 July 2026Gold, Silver1
L 51/33
Miscellaneous licence
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted24 March 2027Gold, Silver0
L 51/43
Miscellaneous licence
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted22 December 2027Gold, Silver20
L 51/72
Miscellaneous licence
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted7 August 2029200
L 51/79
Miscellaneous licence
VALIANT GOLD LIMITEDGranted14 March 2043Gold, Silver19
L 51/98
Miscellaneous licence
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted6 June 2040Gold, Silver27
E 51/1876
Exploration licence
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted3 September 2028Gold, Silver3,032