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Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance

Laverton - Barnicoat - Karridale - Merolia / Focus

Laverton - Barnicoat - Karridale - Merolia / Focus is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Genesis Minerals Ltd 100%; GSM Mining Company Pty Ltd; Laverton Gold Pty Ltd; Elemental Royalty Corporation, on 65 current tenements held by GSM MINING COMPANY PTY LTD; LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTD; a private holder. Commodities: Gold, Silver, Nickel, Copper, Cobalt.

MINEDEX project
J00238
Stage
Care and Maintenance
Owners (MINEDEX)
Genesis Minerals Ltd 100%; GSM Mining Company Pty Ltd; Laverton Gold Pty Ltd; Elemental Royalty Corporation
Tenement holders
GSM MINING COMPANY PTY LTD
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTD
a private holder
Parent groups
Genesis Minerals
Gold Fields
Commodities
Gold, Silver, Nickel, Copper, Cobalt
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
Gold79 Mt at 1.74 g/t, 4.41 Moz contained19 Mt at 1.25 g/t, 753 koz contained31 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

CommodityLatest yearThat yearAll recorded
Gold199831 koz961 koz

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

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
LAVERTON GOLD OPERATIONS - ( )Focus Minerals LTD13 July 2018MINE CLOSURE PLAN - LAVERTON GOLD OPERATIONS - VERSION 3 (J00238)
MINE CLOSURE PLAN - LAVERTON GOLD PROJECT - J00238Focus Minerals (Laverton) LIMITED
Granny Smith MineGOLD FIELDS AUSTRALIA Pty Limited3 August 2016Granny Smith Mine

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 38/8
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted27 April 2046Gold, Silver23
M 38/37
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted3 December 2026Gold, Silver, Nickel648
M 38/38
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted11 November 2026Gold, Silver279
M 38/49
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted11 November 2026Gold, Silver942
M 38/73
Mining lease
GSM MINING COMPANY PTY LTD; LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted14 September 2028Gold, Silver97
M 38/89
Mining lease
GSM MINING COMPANY PTY LTD; LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted12 October 2029Gold, Silver194
M 38/101
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted29 August 2030Gold, Silver581
M 38/143
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted29 August 2030Gold, Silver927
M 38/159
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted29 August 2030Gold, Silver595
M 38/236
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted2 August 2031Gold, Silver306
M 38/261
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted30 January 2032Gold, Silver541
M 38/264
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted7 March 2032Gold, Silver788
M 38/270
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted28 June 2032Gold, Silver599
M 38/318
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted1 September 2033Gold, Silver936
M 38/342
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted14 April 2035Gold, Silver315
M 38/345
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted22 April 2035Gold, Silver676
M 38/363
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted26 August 2035Gold, Silver5
M 38/364
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted26 August 2035Gold, Silver18
M 38/376
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted2 February 2036Gold, Silver, Copper680
M 38/377
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted2 February 2036Gold, Silver, Copper535
M 38/387
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted15 November 2036Gold, Silver358
M 38/401
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted9 February 2037Gold, Silver50
M 38/507
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted23 March 2047Copper, Gold, Silver142
M 38/535
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted13 October 2040Gold, Silver463
M 38/693
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted20 December 2041Gold, Silver48
M 38/1032
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted23 March 2047Gold, Silver977
M 38/1042
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted22 November 2028Gold, Silver19
M 38/1187
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted27 April 2030Gold, Silver19
M 38/1272
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted6 August 2038Gold, Silver352
M 38/1281
Mining lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted1 April 2040Gold7
M 38/1282
Mining lease
a private holderGranted20 May 2045Gold191
G 38/20
General purpose lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted21 June 2036Gold, Silver7
G 38/24
General purpose lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted19 October 2031Gold, Silver10
G 38/25
General purpose lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted19 October 2031Gold, Silver10
G 38/33
General purpose lease
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted21 February 2034Gold, Silver21
L 38/34
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted19 March 2030Gold, Silver1
L 38/52
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted12 October 2028Gold, Silver73
L 38/53
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted9 November 2028Gold, Silver53
L 38/54
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted8 November 2029Gold, Silver50
L 38/55
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted8 November 2029Gold, Silver4
L 38/56
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted6 December 2029Gold, Silver9
L 38/57
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted6 December 2029Gold, Silver29
L 38/63
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted18 May 2030Gold, Silver88
L 38/75
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted22 June 2028Gold, Silver18
L 38/76
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted16 June 2029Gold, Silver111
L 38/78
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted10 June 2041Gold, Silver20
L 38/92
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted26 May 2046Gold, Silver559
L 38/101
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted4 July 2046Gold, Silver84
L 38/108
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted15 May 2028Gold, Silver8
L 38/152
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted27 May 2030Gold, Silver47
L 38/153
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted27 May 2030Gold, Silver4
L 38/160
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted20 October 2030Gold, Silver92
L 38/165
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted20 January 2031Gold, Silver315
L 38/166
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted11 May 2031Gold, Silver2
L 38/173
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted14 July 2032Gold, Silver5
L 38/177
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted4 July 2032Gold, Silver559
L 38/179
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted4 July 2032Gold, Silver123
L 38/183
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted30 June 2032Gold, Silver129
L 38/231
Miscellaneous licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted30 December 2034Gold, Silver3,179
E 38/1642
Exploration licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted2 November 2026Gold, Silver1,074
E 38/1725
Exploration licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted15 March 2027Gold, Silver1,396
E 38/1864
Exploration licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted28 March 2027Cobalt, Nickel, Gold, Silver9,026
E 38/2032
Exploration licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted7 October 2026Gold, Silver2,332
E 38/3186
Exploration licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted3 May 2027Gold, Silver601
E 38/3424
Exploration licence
LAVERTON GOLD PTY LTDGranted1 December 2030Gold101