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Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance

Golden Range

Golden Range is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Capricorn Metals Ltd 100%; WArriedar Resources Limited; Dc Mines Pty Ltd, on 31 current tenements held by DC MINES PTY LTD; KARARA MINING LIMITED. Commodities: Gold, Silver, Iron, Titanium, Manganese, Antimony, Lead, Arsenic.

MINEDEX project
J01075
Stage
Care and Maintenance
Owners (MINEDEX)
Capricorn Metals Ltd 100%; WArriedar Resources Limited; Dc Mines Pty Ltd
Tenement holders
DC MINES PTY LTD
KARARA MINING LIMITED
Parent groups
Ansteel
Capricorn Metals
Fenix Resources
Commodities
Gold, Silver, Iron, Titanium, Manganese, Antimony, Lead, Arsenic, Copper, Zinc
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
Gold27 Mt at 1.64 g/t, 1.43 Moz contained0.02 Mt at 1.92 g/t, 1,479 oz contained1 May 2025
Antimony12 Mt at 0.49%, 60 kt contained—1 May 2025

Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
GOLDEN RANGE PROJECTDC MINES Pty Ltd30 May 2025GOLDEN RANGE PROJECT Mine Closure Plan Rev 4.6
Minjar GoldMinjar Gold Pty Limited16 November 2016Minjar Gold Mine Closure Plan
Shine Iron Ore Project on M59-406, M59-421 and M59-731Karara Mining Limited10 October 2013Shine Iron Ore Project Mining Proposal on M59-406, M59-421 and M59-731
Karara Iron Ore Project - Mine Closure ManualKarara Mining Limited25 February 2016Karara Iron Ore Project - Mine Closure Manual

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 968 Hinge Iron Ore Project, MS 940 Shine Iron Ore Project, MS 806 Mungada Iron Ore Project, MS 805 Karara Iron Ore Project

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 59/219
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted14 November 2032Gold, Silver, Iron36
M 59/268
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted29 June 2035Gold, Silver67
M 59/279
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted15 February 2035Gold0
M 59/379
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted27 November 2037Gold, Silver901
M 59/380
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted27 November 2037Gold, Silver898
M 59/406
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted23 May 2041Gold, Iron, Silver, Titanium, Manganese896
M 59/420
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted23 May 2041Gold, Silver, Antimony915
M 59/421
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted23 May 2041Gold, Iron, Silver, Antimony947
M 59/431
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted16 October 2045Gold, Silver127
M 59/457
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted23 May 2041Gold, Silver302
M 59/458
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted23 May 2041Gold, Antimony, Silver885
M 59/460
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted16 October 2045Gold, Silver699
M 59/497
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted11 July 2031Gold, Silver, Antimony, Lead, Arsenic717
M 59/591
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted7 December 2032Gold, Silver576
M 59/731
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted27 October 2031Iron, Gold, Silver, Titanium, Manganese841
M 59/732
Mining lease
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted5 May 2031Gold, Silver17
G 59/38
General purpose lease
KARARA MINING LIMITEDGranted28 August 2029Iron, Gold, Silver3,716
L 59/44
Miscellaneous licence
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted29 October 2027Gold, Silver3
L 59/54
Miscellaneous licence
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted13 January 2045Gold, Iron, Titanium, Manganese, Silver21
L 59/115
Miscellaneous licence
KARARA MINING LIMITEDGranted3 April 2033Iron, Gold, Silver344
L 59/121
Miscellaneous licence
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted8 July 2034Gold, Silver13
L 59/122
Miscellaneous licence
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted8 July 2034Gold, Silver86
L 59/133
Miscellaneous licence
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted4 November 2034Gold, Silver2
L 59/135
Miscellaneous licence
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted3 October 2034Gold, Silver22
L 59/143
Miscellaneous licence
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted22 April 2035Gold, Silver130
E 59/985
Exploration licence
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted13 February 2027Gold2,353
E 59/1199
Exploration licence
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted30 June 2027Gold, Silver6,159
E 59/1327
Exploration licence
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted15 October 2026Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead4,865
E 59/1328
Exploration licence
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted3 May 2027Gold4,645
E 59/1329
Exploration licence
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted8 April 2028Gold, Silver413
E 59/2273
Exploration licence
DC MINES PTY LTDGranted6 March 2028Gold1,873