MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining project · Operating
Beatons Creek / AIM Mining
Beatons Creek / AIM Mining is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Aim Mining Corporation Limited 100%; Tantalumx Pty Ltd; Sumitomo Corporation; Beatons Creek Gold Pty Ltd; West Coast Gold Pty Ltd, on 6 current tenements held by KERAS (GOLD) AUSTRALIA PTY LTD; NULLAGINE GOLD PTY LTD. Commodities: Gold, Silver.
- MINEDEX project
- J04143
- Stage
- Operating
- Owners (MINEDEX)
- Aim Mining Corporation Limited 100%; Tantalumx Pty Ltd; Sumitomo Corporation; Beatons Creek Gold Pty Ltd; West Coast Gold Pty Ltd
- Tenement holders
- KERAS (GOLD) AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
NULLAGINE GOLD PTY LTD - Parent groups
- Aim Mining Corporation
- 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 | 4.58 Mt at 2.12 g/t, 312 koz contained | — | 14 June 2024 |
Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.
Production recorded in MINEDEX
| Commodity | Latest year | That year | All recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1985 | 3,890 oz | 20 koz |
Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.
Mine closure plans
| Site | Operator | Latest plan approved | Plan (PDF on GeoDocs) | Closure year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatons Creek Bulk Sample Processing Project ( ) | 360 Environmental Pty Ltd | 8 August 2016 | REVISED: Beatons Creek Bulk Sample Processing Project (Rev 1) |
Tenements
| Tenement | Holder | Status | Expires | Commodities | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 46/9 Mining lease | KERAS (GOLD) AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | Granted | 5 March 2027 | Gold, Silver | 248 |
| M 46/10 Mining lease | KERAS (GOLD) AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | Granted | 11 December 2026 | Gold, Silver | 121 |
| M 46/11 Mining lease | KERAS (GOLD) AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | Granted | 16 January 2027 | Gold, Silver | 464 |
| M 46/532 Mining lease | KERAS (GOLD) AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | Granted | 7 May 2040 | Gold, Silver | 134 |
| M 46/544 Mining lease | NULLAGINE GOLD PTY LTD | Application | Gold | 1,389 | |
| P 46/1790 Prospecting licence | KERAS (GOLD) AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | Granted | 21 February 2021 | Gold | 150 |