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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Paulsens

Paulsens is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Black Cat Syndicate Limited 100%; Black Cat (Paulsens) Pty Ltd, on 20 current tenements held by BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD. Commodities: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony.

MINEDEX project: J00242
Stage: Operating
Owners (MINEDEX): Black Cat Syndicate Limited 100%; Black Cat (Paulsens) Pty Ltd
Tenement holders: BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD
Parent groups: Black Cat Syndicate
Commodities: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony
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	3.21 Mt at 4.13 g/t, 426 koz contained	0.62 Mt at 2.90 g/t, 57 koz contained	30 September 2026

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	—	—	113 t

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

Mine closure plans

Site	Operator	Latest plan approved	Plan (PDF on GeoDocs)	Closure year
MINE CLOSURE PLAN - Paulsens Gold Mine - J00242 - S0223105	BLACK CAT SYNDICATE Limited
Northern Star Resources Paulsens Gold Mine Wyloo WA M08/99, M08/196 - Tailings Storage Facility Stage 7, Stage 8 and Stage 9 Embankment Raising	a private holder	19 June 2014	Northern Star Resources Paulsens Gold Mine Wyloo WA M08/99, M08/196 Mining Proposal - Tail	2018

Tenements

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Hectares
M 08/99 Mining lease	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	13 February 2032	Gold, Silver	184
M 08/196 Mining lease	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	2 March 2041	Gold, Silver	798
M 08/222 Mining lease	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	23 August 2042	Gold, Silver, Lead	220
M 08/515 Mining lease	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	6 September 2038	Gold, Silver	423
L 08/12 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	9 November 2041	Gold, Silver	0
L 08/13 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	10 August 2041	Gold, Silver	1
L 08/14 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	10 August 2041	Gold, Silver	63
L 08/15 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	14 March 2042	Silver, Gold, Lead	31
L 08/81 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	17 October 2033	Gold, Silver	4
L 08/91 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	10 April 2034	Gold, Silver	1
L 08/103 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	24 June 2034	Gold, Silver	15
L 08/113 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	23 July 2034	Gold, Silver	0
L 08/168 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	15 August 2039	Gold, Silver	7
L 08/169 Miscellaneous licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	29 February 2040	Gold, Silver	18
E 08/1649 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	29 March 2027	Gold, Silver	4,422
E 08/1650 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	12 September 2027	Gold, Silver	2,518
E 08/1745 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	7 August 2027	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	3,328
E 08/3163 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	30 June 2027	Lead, Copper	17,013
E 08/3621 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	19 September 2029	Silver, Gold, Lead, Antimony	23,240
E 47/1553 Exploration licence	BLACK CAT (PAULSENS) PTY LTD	Granted	5 October 2026	Copper, Lead	2,936