MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 15/1788 · Coolgardie Gold / Focus
M 15/1788 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FOCUS MINERALS LTD; FOCUS OPERATIONS PTY LTD (Shandong Gold group). Granted 16 July 2010, expires 15 July 2031. 423 ha in the Coolgardie Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Coolgardie Gold / Focus project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Shandong Gold (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX projects
- Coolgardie Gold / Focus J00014 · OperatingOwners: Focus Minerals Ltd 100%; Maritana Minerals Limited
Burbanks / REG J00069 · OperatingOwners: Maritana Minerals Limited 100%; FMR INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED; Greenstone Resources Limited; Greenstone Resources (WA) Pty Ltd
Rose Hill J00314 · Care and MaintenanceOwners: Maritana Minerals Limited 100%
Historic Gold - Coolgardie (15) J03519 · ShutOwners: not recorded
Coolgardie State Battery J00999 · Not ApplicableOwners: Focus Minerals Ltd 100%; Northern Star (South Kalgoorlie) Pty Ltd - Lodged
- 28 June 2007
- Granted
- 16 July 2010
- Expires
- 15 July 2031
- Area
- 422.70 hectares (4.2 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
- Coolgardie Gold Project: approved 18 July 2017, Coolgardie Gold Project Mine Closure Plan Version 1 Revision 4 - November 2015
- Environmental registrations
- 4 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Alicia & Dreadnought Mine Extension Project Not assessed; overlaps 18 ha
Three Mile Hill Gold Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 75; overlaps 2.7 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 423 ha - WAMEX data
- 2,942 open-file drill holes, 108 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.94895, 121.18 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 2025 | Mining Proposal | Bonnievale UG to Lindsays Pit and Bayleys | Approved | MP_500394.pdf |
| 21 October 2024 | Mining Proposal | Alicia and Dreadnought Extension Project MP V1.3 & Coolgardie Gold Project MCP V10.1 | Approved | MP_127213.pdf |
| 5 April 2023 | Mining Proposal | Bayley's and Lindsay's dewatering / water pipeline Infrastructure | Approved | MP_116900.pdf |
| 18 July 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Coolgardie Gold Project Mine Closure Plan Version 1 Revision 4 - November 2015 | Approved | mcp_58148.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.