MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 15/1541 · Kambalda - St Ives
M 15/1541 is a Western Australian mining lease held by ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED (Gold Fields group). Granted 14 December 2004, expires 23 December 2046. 121 ha in the Coolgardie Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. 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
- 27 September 2004
- Granted
- 14 December 2004
- Expires
- 23 December 2046
- Area
- 120.90 hectares (1.2 km²)
- Mineral field
- Coolgardie Mineral Field
- 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 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
- 27 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 121 ha
- WAMEX data
- 296 open-file drill holes, 38 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -31.32065, 121.7668 (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 |
| 22 December 2022 | Mining Proposal | Athena Hamlet WRL Extension & Waste Deposition in North Orchin TSF | Approved | MP_114706.pdf |
| 20 April 2022 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - ST IVES CENTRAL PROJECT AREA, CLOSURE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - J00178 | Approved | no public document |
| 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 |
| 25 July 2017 | Mining Proposal | ST IVES GOLD MINE: REHABILITATION WORKS MINING PROPOSAL | Approved | mp_67767.pdf |
| 12 October 2015 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Leviathan In-Pit Tailings Storage Facility | Approved | mp_54931.pdf |
| 8 May 2012 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal - Bellerophon Mining Operations | Approved | mp_34578.pdf |
| 8 March 2012 | Mining Proposal | Britannia Open Pit Extension | Approved | mp_34419.zip |
| 20 May 2011 | Mining Proposal | LEVIATHAN MINING PROJECT STAGE II ON M15/1541, M15/1542, M15/1564 AND M15/1630 - APPRIVAL FOR MINING PROPOSAL No. 5640 | Approved | mp_30307.pdf |
| 10 April 2007 | Mining Proposal | ST IVES LEVIATHAN MINING PROJECT M15/1541 1542 1562 1630 | Approved | mp_5640_res.pdf |
| 12 January 2007 | Mining Proposal | KAMBALDA : ADD FOR CUTBACK OF DEFIANCE PIT M15/1541 M15/1562 | Approved | mp_5576.pdf |
| 14 December 2005 | Mining Proposal | KAMBALDA - ST IVES : THUNDERER PIT :M15/1541 1578-1580 1619 | Approved | mp_5153_25D0241B591EC274D13B245C1491160C.pdf |
| 9 March 2004 | Mining Proposal | KAMBALDA / ST IVES / ANNUAL ENV MNGMT PLAN 2004 | Approved | mp_4555.pdf |
| 21 May 2003 | Mining Proposal | KAMBALDA : ST IVES / DEWATERING | Approved | mp_4285.pdf |
12 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.