Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance
Mangaroon Gold
Mangaroon Gold is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Dreadnought Resources Ltd 100%; Teck Resources Ltd; Teck Australia Pty Ltd; Dreadnought Exploration Pty Ltd; Black Cat Syndicate Limited; Black Cat (Paulsens) Pty Ltd, on 18 current tenements held by DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD. Commodities: Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Vanadium, Zinc, Rare earths, Tungsten.
- MINEDEX project
- J00222
- Stage
- Care and Maintenance
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Dreadnought Resources Ltd 100%; Teck Resources Ltd; Teck Australia Pty Ltd; Dreadnought Exploration Pty Ltd; Black Cat Syndicate Limited; Black Cat (Paulsens) Pty Ltd
- Tenement holders
- DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD
- Parent groups
- Dreadnought Resources
- Commodities
- Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Vanadium, Zinc, Rare earths, Tungsten, Bismuth, Nickel, Platinum, Palladium, Molybdenum
- 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 | 0.08 Mt at 11.03 g/t, 27 koz contained | — | 24 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | — | — | 8.0 t |
| Silver | — | — | 96 oz |
Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 09/91 Mining lease | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 12 January 2042 | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | 10 |
| M 09/146 Mining lease | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 5 May 2034 | Gold, Lead, Silver | 12 |
| M 09/147 Mining lease | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 5 May 2034 | Gold, Lead, Silver | 11 |
| M 09/174 Mining lease | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 19 August 2041 | Gold, Silver, Lead | 20 |
| M 09/175 Mining lease | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 19 August 2041 | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Vanadium | 47 |
| G 09/30 General purpose lease | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 3 September 2046 | Gold | 10 |
| L 09/115 Miscellaneous licence | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 9 June 2046 | Gold | 131 |
| L 09/116 Miscellaneous licence | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 9 June 2046 | Gold | 415 |
| E 08/3229 Exploration licence | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 21 July 2031 | Copper, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Rare earths | 17,540 |
| E 09/2195 Exploration licence | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 7 September 2027 | Gold | 2,963 |
| E 09/2290 Exploration licence | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 17 July 2028 | Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Tungsten | 4,602 |
| E 09/2359 Exploration licence | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 8 September 2030 | Gold, Silver | 313 |
| E 09/2370 Exploration licence | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 9 September 2030 | Copper, Gold, Bismuth | 4,070 |
| E 09/2383 Exploration licence | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 7 October 2030 | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | 938 |
| E 09/2384 Exploration licence | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 22 August 2026 | Copper, Gold, Silver, Nickel, Platinum, Palladium | 11,580 |
| E 09/2405 Exploration licence | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 8 July 2031 | Gold | 5,002 |
| E 09/2467 Exploration licence | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 21 November 2026 | Gold, Silver, Nickel, Copper, Lead | 34,744 |
| E 09/2479 Exploration licence | DREADNOUGHT EXPLORATION PTY LTD | Granted | 16 December 2026 | Gold, Copper, Tungsten, Molybdenum | 20,610 |
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