MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 15/277 · Coolgardie Gold / Focus
M 15/277 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FOCUS MINERALS LTD; FOCUS OPERATIONS PTY LTD (Shandong Gold group). Granted 26 April 1988, expires 1 May 2030. 429 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 project
- Coolgardie Gold / Focus J00014 · OperatingOwners: Focus Minerals Ltd 100%; Maritana Minerals Limited
- Lodged
- 22 March 1987
- Granted
- 26 April 1988
- Expires
- 1 May 2030
- Area
- 428.70 hectares (4.3 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
- 8 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 429 ha
- WAMEX data
- 156 open-file drill holes, 79 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.87685, 121.15275 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 December 2025 | Mining Proposal | Bonnievale Underground Mining Project Mining Proposal V2.1 | Approved | no public document |
| 19 August 2025 | Mining Proposal | Bonnievale UG Bore GP15 | Approved | MP_500739.pdf |
| 19 January 2024 | Mining Proposal | Bonnievale Underground Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_122080.pdf |
| 17 October 2023 | Mining Proposal | Bonnievale Historic Tailings Stockpiles Removal Project | Approved | MP_119302.pdf |
| 18 July 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Coolgardie Gold Project Mine Closure Plan Version 1 Revision 4 - November 2015 | Approved | mcp_58148.pdf |
| 20 April 2007 | Mining Proposal | COOLGARDIE SOUTH PROSPECTING:M15/277 636 176 725 630 645 | Approved | mp_19032_res.pdf |
| 20 October 2006 | Mining Proposal | COOLGARDIE SOUTH : BON BON SCRAPING AND DETECTING M15/277 | Approved | mp_5420_res.pdf |
| 22 July 2004 | Mining Proposal | COOLGARDIE PROSPECTING / CHARLTON / DBLOW SCRAPE DETECT | Approved | mp_4747.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.