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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Black Flag Prospecting / Binks

Black Flag Prospecting / Binks is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by a private holder 100%, on 2 current tenements held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED. Commodities: Gold, Silver.

MINEDEX project
J02688
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
a private holder 100%
Tenement holders
PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED
Parent groups
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
Mount PleasantNorton Gold Fields Limited12 April 2017Mine Closure Plan Mount Pleasant
Racetrack West Open Pit ProjectPaddington Gold Pty Limited2 November 2015Racetrack West Open Pit Project
Lady BountifulNorton Gold Fields Limited22 March 2017Lady Bountiful - Mine Closure Plan

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 24/155
Mining lease
PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITEDGranted5 August 2029Gold, Silver374
M 24/270
Mining lease
PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITEDGranted23 October 2030Gold220