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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Deflector

Deflector is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Vault Minerals Limited 100%, on 22 current tenements held by BRANDY HILL IRON PTY LTD; CENTRAL INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD; DEFLECTOR GOLD PTY LTD; GULLEWA GOLD PROJECT PTY LTD and others. Commodities: Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron.

MINEDEX project
J00147
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Vault Minerals Limited 100%
Tenement holders
BRANDY HILL IRON PTY LTD
CENTRAL INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD
DEFLECTOR GOLD PTY LTD
GULLEWA GOLD PROJECT PTY LTD
SILVER LAKE (DEFLECTOR) PTY LTD
Parent groups
Vault Minerals
Commodities
Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron
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
Gold3.35 Mt at 9.75 g/t, 1.05 Moz contained1.59 Mt at 3.72 g/t, 190 koz contained30 June 2024
Copper3.35 Mt at 0.57%, 19 kt contained1.43 Mt at 0.15%, 2,124 t contained30 June 2024

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
Gold199611 koz26 koz

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

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
Deflector Gold Copper Mine ProjectSILVER LAKE (DEFLECTOR) Pty Ltd7 November 2024MINE CLOSURE PLAN - Deflector Gold Copper Mine Project - J001472022
Deflector Gold/Copper ProjectDEFLECTOR MINING Limited1 November 2019Deflector Gold/Copper Project, Mine Closure Plan2023
Gullewa Group - Infrastructure Relocation - Processing Plant and VillageMutiny Gold Limited9 July 2015Gullewa Group - Mining Proposal Amendment 05 - Infrastructure Relocation - Processing Plan

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 59/49
Mining lease
CENTRAL INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTDGranted18 March 2029Gold, Silver, Copper193
M 59/68
Mining lease
GULLEWA GOLD PROJECT PTY LTDGranted8 December 2029Gold, Silver, Copper140
M 59/132
Mining lease
GULLEWA GOLD PROJECT PTY LTDGranted25 January 2031Gold, Copper, Silver20
M 59/133
Mining lease
BRANDY HILL IRON PTY LTDGranted1 December 2030Gold, Silver, Copper371
M 59/294
Mining lease
CENTRAL INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTDGranted6 December 2035Gold, Silver, Copper583
M 59/335
Mining lease
GULLEWA GOLD PROJECT PTY LTDGranted17 October 2036Gold, Silver, Copper32
M 59/336
Mining lease
GULLEWA GOLD PROJECT PTY LTDGranted17 October 2036Gold, Silver, Copper4
M 59/356
Mining lease
GULLEWA GOLD PROJECT PTY LTDGranted5 December 2036Gold, Silver, Copper130
M 59/391
Mining lease
GULLEWA GOLD PROJECT PTY LTDGranted6 February 2038Gold, Silver, Iron, Copper264
M 59/392
Mining lease
GULLEWA GOLD PROJECT PTY LTDGranted6 February 2038Gold, Copper, Silver178
M 59/442
Mining lease
DEFLECTOR GOLD PTY LTDGranted4 November 2039Gold, Silver, Copper761
M 59/507
Mining lease
CENTRAL INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTDGranted13 December 2040Gold, Silver, Copper9
M 59/522
Mining lease
CENTRAL INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTDGranted8 March 2043Gold, Silver, Copper265
L 59/35
Miscellaneous licence
CENTRAL INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTDGranted24 October 2029Gold, Silver, Copper25
L 59/49
Miscellaneous licence
DEFLECTOR GOLD PTY LTDGranted1 March 2042Gold, Silver, Copper22
L 59/50
Miscellaneous licence
CENTRAL INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTDGranted1 March 2042Gold, Silver, Copper9
L 59/64
Miscellaneous licence
DEFLECTOR GOLD PTY LTDGranted17 April 2033Gold, Copper, Silver1
L 59/71
Miscellaneous licence
DEFLECTOR GOLD PTY LTDGranted18 September 2031Gold, Copper, Silver55
L 59/159
Miscellaneous licence
DEFLECTOR GOLD PTY LTDGranted21 May 2040Gold, Copper, Silver118
L 59/160
Miscellaneous licence
DEFLECTOR GOLD PTY LTDGranted21 May 2040Gold, Copper, Silver162
L 59/175
Miscellaneous licence
SILVER LAKE (DEFLECTOR) PTY LTDGranted22 November 2041Gold, Copper, Silver69
L 59/185
Miscellaneous licence
SILVER LAKE (DEFLECTOR) PTY LTDGranted18 November 2041Gold, Copper, Silver0