MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Boddington Gold
Boddington Gold is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Newmont Corporation 100%; Newmont Australia Pty Ltd; Saddleback Investments Pty Ltd, on 33 current tenements held by ALCOA OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED; BHP MINERALS PTY LTD; JAPAN ALUMINA ASSOCIATES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD; NEWMONT BODDINGTON PTY LTD and others. Commodities: Gold, Silver, Copper, Bauxite, Arsenic, Bismuth, Coal.
- MINEDEX project
- J00026
- Stage
- Operating
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Newmont Corporation 100%; Newmont Australia Pty Ltd; Saddleback Investments Pty Ltd
- Tenement holders
- ALCOA OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED
BHP MINERALS PTY LTD
JAPAN ALUMINA ASSOCIATES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
NEWMONT BODDINGTON PTY LTD
SADDLEBACK INVESTMENTS PTY LTD
SOJITZ ALUMINA PTY LTD
SOUTH32 ALUMINIUM (RAA) PTY LTD
SOUTH32 ALUMINIUM (WORSLEY) PTY LTD
THE SHELL CO. OF AUSTRALIA LTD - Commodities
- Gold, Silver, Copper, Bauxite, Arsenic, Bismuth, Coal
- 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
| Commodity | Resources | Reserves | Latest estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 269 Mt at 0.50 g/t, 4.34 Moz contained | 545 Mt at 0.58 g/t, 10.22 Moz contained | 31 December 2025 |
| Copper | 269 Mt at 0.11%, 306 kt contained | 482 Mt at 0.09%, 455 kt contained | 31 December 2025 |
Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.
Production recorded in MINEDEX
| Commodity | Latest year | That year | All recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | 1993 | 2,756 t | 6,210 t |
| Gold | 2000 | 117 koz | 5.82 Moz |
| Silver | 1998 | 2,283 oz | 112 koz |
| Platinum | 1998 | 3,279 oz | 3,279 oz |
Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.
Mine closure plans
| Site | Operator | Latest plan approved | Plan (PDF on GeoDocs) | Closure year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmont Boddington Gold - Life of Mine Extension - (BGM11099_01 | NEWMONT BODDINGTON GOLD Pty Ltd | 20 February 2015 | Newmont Boddington Gold - Life of Mine Extension - Mining Proposal (BGM11099_01 | 2041 |
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 1237 Worsley Mine Expansion – Revised Proposal, MS 971 Newmont Boddington Goldmine - Life of Mine Expansion, MS 728 Wagerup Alumina Refinery - Increase in Production to 4.7 Mtpa; and Wagerup Cogeneration Plant, MS 564 Wagerup Alumina Refinery (s46) [1366], MS 453 Boddington gold mine - Extended basement operation and changes to existing environmental conditions, MS 450 Hedges gold project, Boddington (s46), MS 390 Increase in alumina production to 3.3 million tonnes per annum at Wagerup Alumina refinery, and associated bauxite mining activities, MS 380 Expansion of Ewington Coal Mine, Ewington II, Collie (s46), MS 379 Boddington Gold Mine: Rehabilitation strategy (s46), MS 299 Extension to Boddington Gold Mine Eastern Anomaly Prospect, MS 100 Boddington Gold Mine Project - Modification to processing and disposal of supergene and copper-rich basement ores (s46) [238B], MS 95 Wagerup Alumina Refinery Expansion, MS 85 Boddington Gold Mine Project - mining and processing of supergene/basement ores, MS 49 Boddington Gold Mine Project Expansion of Facilities Stage 2, MS 20 Hedges gold project, Boddington, MS 19 Boddington Gold Mine Enhancement, Boddington