MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 15/1690 · Kambalda - St Ives
M 15/1690 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. 120 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
- 22 September 2004
- Granted
- 14 December 2004
- Expires
- 23 December 2046
- Area
- 119.60 hectares (1.2 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
- 8 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 97 ha
St Ives Gold Mine - Beyond 2018 Project (Revised Proposal) Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1128; overlaps 120 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 120 ha - WAMEX data
- 438 open-file drill holes, 45 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -31.2793, 121.67445 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 2025 | Mining Proposal | SIGM 1MP Amendment 4.0 | Approved | no public document |
| 18 March 2025 | Mining Proposal | St Ives Gold Mining Company Pty Ltd - Mining Proposal - Revision 3 | Approved | MP_127753.pdf |
| 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 |
| 19 March 2020 | Mining Proposal | Invincible Underground Operation - Addition of a Paste Plant Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_85681.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.