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Western Australian mining project · Care and Maintenance

Mt Henry - Norseman

Mt Henry - Norseman is a Western Australian mining project (in care and maintenance) in MINEDEX, owned by Sinclair Gold Ltd 100%; Westgold Resources Limited; Karora (Higginsville) Pty Ltd; Alicanto Minerals WA Pty Ltd, on 8 current tenements held by KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTD. Commodities: Gold, Silver.

MINEDEX project
J01306
Stage
Care and Maintenance
Owners (MINEDEX)
Sinclair Gold Ltd 100%; Westgold Resources Limited; Karora (Higginsville) Pty Ltd; Alicanto Minerals WA Pty Ltd
Tenement holders
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTD
Parent groups
Westgold Resources
Commodities
Gold, Silver
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
Gold25 Mt at 1.16 g/t, 916 koz contained12 Mt at 1.27 g/t, 478 koz contained30 June 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
Gold19892,122 oz23 koz

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

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
Abbotshall ProjectWESTGOLD RESOURCES Limited14 March 2018Revised Mine Closure Plan - Abbotshall Project V2
HIGGINSVILLE GOLD OPERATIONS / MT HENRY - NORSEMAN PROJECTKARORA RESOURCES Pty Ltd5 July 2021MINE CLOSURE PLAN - HIGGINSVILLE GOLD OPERATIONS - J00152 / MT HENRY - NORSEMAN PROJECT - 2028
Mt Henry Gold Operation - AKARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) Pty Ltd12 April 2018Mining Proposal - Mt Henry Gold Operation - Revision A Version 2
HIGGINSVILLE GOLD OPERATIONS : 40240METALS X Limited4 April 2018MINE CLOSURE PLAN - HIGGINSVILLE GOLD OPERATIONS - AUGUST 2016 - REG ID 10: 40240

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 63/165
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted15 February 2030Gold, Silver201
M 63/236
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted8 August 2033Gold, Silver9
M 63/366
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted29 July 2031Gold, Silver54
M 63/515
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted28 August 2028Gold, Silver706
M 63/516
Mining lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted28 August 2028Gold, Silver708
G 63/7
General purpose lease
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted26 April 2037Gold, Silver182
L 63/58
Miscellaneous licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted18 July 2028Gold, Silver28
L 63/64
Miscellaneous licence
KARORA (HIGGINSVILLE) PTY LTDGranted28 April 2031Gold, Silver7