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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Higginsville

Higginsville is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Westgold Resources Limited 100%; RNC Minerals; Karora Resources Incorporated, on 55 current tenements held by AVOCA RESOURCES PTY LTD; BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTD; KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTD; WIDGIE GOLD PTY LTD. Commodities: Gold, Silver, Lithium.

MINEDEX project
J00152
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Westgold Resources Limited 100%; RNC Minerals; Karora Resources Incorporated
Tenement holders
AVOCA RESOURCES PTY LTD
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTD
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTD
WIDGIE GOLD PTY LTD
Parent groups
Westgold Resources
Commodities
Gold, Silver, Lithium
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
Gold11 Mt at 2.39 g/t, 849 koz contained2.91 Mt at 1.92 g/t, 180 koz 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
Gold199758 koz538 koz

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

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
HIGGINSVILLE GOLD OPERATIONS / MT HENRY - NORSEMAN PROJECTKARORA RESOURCES Pty Ltd5 July 2021MINE CLOSURE PLAN - HIGGINSVILLE GOLD OPERATIONS - J00152 / MT HENRY - NORSEMAN PROJECT - 2028
HIGGINSVILLE GOLD OPERATIONS : 40240METALS X Limited4 April 2018MINE CLOSURE PLAN - HIGGINSVILLE GOLD OPERATIONS - AUGUST 2016 - REG ID 10: 40240
Fairplay Part 3 Higginsville Gold OperationsKARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) Pty Ltd8 October 2015Fairplay Part 3 Mining Proposal Higginsville Gold Operations
Baloo & Eundynie - Tracked ChangesAvoca Resources Limited15 May 2020Baloo & Eundynie Mining Proposal Revision 3 Version 1 - Tracked Changes
Baloo ProjectKARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) Pty Ltd11 February 2019Baloo Project Mining Proposal
Mining Proposal for TSF2-4KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) Pty Ltd

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 15/31
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted23 August 2025Gold, Silver10
M 15/225
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted27 January 2029Gold, Silver17
M 15/231
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted2 November 2029Gold, Silver19
M 15/289
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted2 November 2029Gold, Silver10
M 15/338
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted13 March 2030Gold, Silver129
M 15/348
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted24 March 2030Gold, Silver493
M 15/351
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted1 May 2030Gold, Silver341
M 15/352
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted1 May 2030Gold, Silver23
M 15/375
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted21 April 2030Gold, Silver396
M 15/506
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted6 May 2032Gold, Silver776
M 15/507
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted6 May 2032Gold, Silver346
M 15/528
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted20 March 2033Gold, Silver10
M 15/580
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted31 July 2033Gold, Silver958
M 15/581
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted31 July 2033Gold, Silver478
M 15/597
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted5 January 2034Gold, Silver593
M 15/610
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted9 December 2033Gold, Silver173
M 15/620
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted19 October 2034Gold, Silver120
M 15/629
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted19 October 2034Gold, Silver120
M 15/639
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted24 January 2035Gold, Silver844
M 15/640
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted24 January 2035Gold, Silver723
M 15/642
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted24 January 2035Gold, Silver931
M 15/665
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted13 October 2035Gold, Silver872
M 15/680
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted28 February 2036Gold, Silver683
M 15/681
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted28 February 2036Gold, Silver940
M 15/685
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted28 February 2036Gold, Silver836
M 15/748
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted7 February 2037Gold, Silver9
M 15/757
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted2 March 2037Gold, Silver416
M 15/786
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted26 April 2037Gold, Silver950
M 15/817
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted22 September 2038Gold, Silver915
M 15/1132
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted1 October 2044Gold, Silver916
M 15/1133
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted1 October 2044Gold, Silver789
M 15/1790
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted7 July 2034Gold, Silver621
M 15/1792
Mining lease
AVOCA RESOURCES PTY LTDGranted24 July 2034Gold, Silver1,085
M 15/1872
Mining lease
AVOCA RESOURCES PTY LTDApplicationGold, Silver441
M 15/1873
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted5 August 2041Gold, Silver80
M 51/581
Mining lease
BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted16 October 2033Gold, Silver7
M 63/647
Mining lease
AVOCA RESOURCES PTY LTDGranted5 August 2034Gold, Silver, Lithium995
G 15/19
General purpose lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted2 October 2028Gold, Silver66
G 15/26
General purpose lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted8 November 2037Gold, Silver94
L 15/233
Miscellaneous licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted15 September 2044Gold, Silver88
L 15/259
Miscellaneous licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted1 June 2027Gold, Silver27
L 15/272
Miscellaneous licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted8 August 2027Gold, Silver12
L 15/282
Miscellaneous licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted12 March 2029Gold, Silver73
L 15/288
Miscellaneous licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted26 November 2029Gold, Silver35
L 15/298
Miscellaneous licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted23 June 2030Gold, Silver52
L 15/302
Miscellaneous licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted16 December 2031Gold, Silver8
L 15/346
Miscellaneous licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted12 May 2035Gold, Silver33
L 15/347
Miscellaneous licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted24 July 2035Gold, Silver14
L 15/368
Miscellaneous licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted6 June 2040Gold, Silver102
L 15/377
Miscellaneous licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted25 April 2040Gold, Silver8
L 15/389
Miscellaneous licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted7 February 2040Gold, Silver10
L 63/73
Miscellaneous licence
AVOCA RESOURCES PTY LTDGranted31 August 2036Gold38
E 15/808
Exploration licence
AVOCA RESOURCES PTY LTDGranted4 July 2027Lithium, Gold, Silver2,309
E 15/828
Exploration licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted16 November 2026Gold, Silver4,175
E 15/1489
Exploration licence
WIDGIE GOLD PTY LTDGranted13 August 2027Gold, Silver2,084