Mining Capital FundsMCF Mining Approvals Index

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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Ora Banda Dryblowing / Williams

Ora Banda Dryblowing / Williams is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by a private holder 50%, on 4 current tenements held by HAYES MINING PTY LTD; PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED. Commodities: Gold, Silver.

MINEDEX project
J02447
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
a private holder 50%
Tenement holders
HAYES MINING PTY LTD
PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED
Parent groups
Evolution Mining
Zijin Mining
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

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
ORA BANDANorton Gold Fields Limited25 September 2019ORA BANDA MINE CLOSURE PLAN
Lady BountifulNorton Gold Fields Limited22 March 2017Lady Bountiful - Mine Closure Plan

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 24/194
Mining lease
PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITEDGranted4 May 2030Gold, Silver964
M 24/231
Mining lease
PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITEDGranted30 May 2030Gold14
M 24/295
Mining lease
PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITEDGranted10 July 2031Gold, Silver116
M 24/463
Mining lease
HAYES MINING PTY LTDGranted2 March 2037Gold, Silver19