MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 15/1226 · Kambalda - St Ives
M 15/1226 is a Western Australian mining lease held by ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED (Gold Fields group). Granted 1 May 2001, expires 30 April 2043. 850 ha in the Coolgardie Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver, Arsenic. Part of the Kambalda - St Ives project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Gold Fields (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Kambalda - St Ives J00178 · OperatingOwners: Gold Fields Limited 100%; ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED
- Lodged
- 7 April 1998
- Granted
- 1 May 2001
- Expires
- 30 April 2043
- Area
- 849.70 hectares (8.5 km²)
- Mineral field
- Coolgardie Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Gold, Silver, Arsenic
- 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 plan
- ST IVES SOUTHERN PROJECT AREA CLOSURE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: approved 25 July 2022, MINE CLOSURE PLAN - ST IVES SOUTHERN PROJECT AREA CLOSURE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - J00178
- Environmental registrations
- 6 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- St Ives Gold Mine - Beyond 2018 Project (Revised Proposal) Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1128; overlaps 788 ha
St Ives Gold Mine - Beyond 2018 Project (Revised Proposal) Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1128; overlaps 820 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 850 ha - WAMEX data
- 743 open-file drill holes, 47 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -31.2643, 121.64235 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2023 | Mining Proposal | St Ives Project J00178 - One Mining Proposal (Revision 2) | Approved | MP_118580.pdf |
| 16 July 2021 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - ST IVES NORTHERN PROJECT AREA CLOSURE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - J00178 | Approved | MCP_88163.pdf |
| 6 January 2021 | Mining Proposal | St Ives Gold Mine One Mining Proposal-J00178 | Approved | MP_81919.pdf |
| 7 February 2018 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - ST IVES GOLD MINE - DECEMBER 2016 | Approved | mcp_62617.pdf |
| 10 January 2017 | Mining Proposal | Invincible Underground Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_61153.pdf |
| 4 August 2014 | Mining Proposal | Invincible Project | Approved | mp_48143.pdf mp_48143.zip |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.