MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining project · Operating
Sunrise Dam
Sunrise Dam is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Anglogold Ashanti Limited 100%, on 18 current tenements held by ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED. Commodities: Gold, Silver.
- MINEDEX project
- J01703
- Stage
- Operating
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Anglogold Ashanti Limited 100%
- Tenement holders
- ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED
- Parent groups
- AngloGold Ashanti
- 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
| Commodity | Resources | Reserves | Latest estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 85 Mt at 1.88 g/t, 5.13 Moz contained | 15 Mt at 2.01 g/t, 968 koz contained | 31 December 2024 |
Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.
Mine closure plans
| Site | Operator | Latest plan approved | Plan (PDF on GeoDocs) | Closure year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Dam Gold | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA Limited | 22 February 2016 | 2014 Sunrise Dam Gold Mine Closure Plan | |
| AngloGold Ashanti Aerodrome Critical Objects Scrub Rolling | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA Limited | 6 January 2017 | AngloGold Ashanti Aerodrome Critical Objects Scrub Rolling Mining Proposal - Version 2 |
EPA Ministerial Statements
MS 839 Tropicana Gold Project, MS 551 Wallaby Gold Mine Project
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 39/1116 Mining lease | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 18 July 2038 | Gold, Silver | 7,788 |
| M 39/1117 Mining lease | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 18 July 2038 | Gold | 1,765 |
| L 38/68 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 18 February 2027 | Gold | 109 |
| L 38/93 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 21 November 2043 | Gold | 61 |
| L 38/105 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 24 October 2027 | Gold, Silver | 649 |
| L 38/176 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 20 July 2032 | Gold | 146 |
| L 39/58 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 5 September 2030 | Gold | 129 |
| L 39/59 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 16 October 2031 | Gold | 10 |
| L 39/74 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 18 February 2027 | Gold | 556 |
| L 39/210 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 20 September 2031 | Gold | 414 |
| L 39/225 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 16 September 2035 | 49 | |
| L 39/226 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 15 October 2035 | Gold, Silver | 259 |
| L 39/227 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 18 January 2036 | Gold | 150 |
| L 39/228 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 16 September 2035 | 20 | |
| L 39/233 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 28 January 2036 | 8 | |
| L 39/234 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 28 January 2036 | 20 | |
| L 39/248 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 6 November 2037 | Gold | 5 |
| L 39/275 Miscellaneous licence | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Granted | 24 October 2039 | Gold | 268 |