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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Marda / Southern Cross

Marda / Southern Cross is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Leeuwin Metals Ltd 100%; Marda Operations Pty Ltd; Harbour Exploration Pty Ltd, on 23 current tenements held by MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTD; YILGARN IRON PTY LTD. Commodities: Gold, Silver, Iron.

MINEDEX project
J02854
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Leeuwin Metals Ltd 100%; Marda Operations Pty Ltd; Harbour Exploration Pty Ltd
Tenement holders
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTD
YILGARN IRON PTY LTD
Parent groups
Leeuwin Metals
Yilgarn Iron Investments
Commodities
Gold, Silver, Iron
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
Gold12 Mt at 1.04 g/t, 390 koz contained0.28 Mt at 1.30 g/t, 12 koz contained29 July 2026

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
Gold20003,697 oz6,912 oz

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

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
Marda Gold Project - Open pit mining at Marda Central, King Brown and Golden OrbRAMELIUS RESOURCES Limited23 September 2019Mining Proposal Amendment - Marda Gold Project - Open pit mining at Marda Central, King Br
Marda Gold Project - Open Pit mining at Marda Central, King Brown,and Golden Orb and ore processing at Marda CentralSouthern Cross Goldfields Limited2 October 2014Marda Gold Project - Open Pit mining at Marda Central, King Brown,and Golden Orb and ore p
YILGARN OPERATIONS (Koolyanobbing Iron Project)MINERAL RESOURCES Limited10 July 2024MINE CLOSURE PLAN - YILGARN OPERATIONS (Koolyanobbing Iron Project) - J005592012
YILGARN OPERATIONS - Koolyanobbing GroupYILGARN IRON Pty Ltd15 July 2021YILGARN OPERATIONS - MINE CLOSURE PLAN - Revision 3 - Koolyanobbing Group - 20212021
Yilgarn Operations Deception DepositCliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Limited21 February 2013Yilgarn Operations Deception Deposit

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 1054 Yilgarn Operations, Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit, MS 907 Windarling Range W3/5 Deposit Deepening, MS 843 Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Project – Mt Jackson J1 Deposit, MS 802 Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Project, Windarling W2 pit mining below the groundwater table, MS 627 Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Expansion

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 77/394
Mining lease
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted3 August 2031Gold, Silver984
M 77/576
Mining lease
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted14 June 2035Gold, Silver35
M 77/646
Mining lease
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted23 May 2036Gold, Silver121
M 77/931
Mining lease
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted7 June 2047Gold, Silver804
M 77/962
Mining lease
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted7 June 2047Gold, Silver591
M 77/1259
Mining lease
YILGARN IRON PTY LTDGranted12 October 2032Iron, Gold796
M 77/1271
Mining lease
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted20 August 2035Gold, Silver174
M 77/1272
Mining lease
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted21 August 2035Gold, Silver227
M 77/1300
Mining lease
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted14 April 2047Gold, Silver554
L 77/239
Miscellaneous licence
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted31 July 2033Gold, Silver21
L 77/240
Miscellaneous licence
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted31 July 2033Gold, Silver88
L 77/241
Miscellaneous licence
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted31 July 2033Gold, Silver12
L 77/258
Miscellaneous licence
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted28 April 2034Gold, Silver148
L 77/259
Miscellaneous licence
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted28 April 2034Gold, Silver32
L 77/260
Miscellaneous licence
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted28 April 2034Gold, Silver17
L 77/261
Miscellaneous licence
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted16 June 2034Gold, Silver39
L 77/351
Miscellaneous licence
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted25 November 2042Gold, Silver3
E 77/1322
Exploration licence
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted17 January 2027Iron, Gold, Silver6,870
E 77/1741
Exploration licence
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted19 August 2026Iron, Gold, Silver5,853
E 77/1921
Exploration licence
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted7 May 2028Gold1,752
E 77/2109
Exploration licence
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted28 July 2027Gold, Iron1,131
E 77/2124
Exploration licence
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted31 October 2027Iron, Gold4,344
E 77/2288
Exploration licence
MARDA OPERATIONS PTY LTDGranted13 January 2028Gold2,388