MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 15/476 · Kambalda - St Ives
M 15/476 is a Western Australian mining lease held by ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED (Gold Fields group). Granted 31 July 1990, expires 2 August 2032. 914 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
- 5 June 1989
- Granted
- 31 July 1990
- Expires
- 2 August 2032
- Area
- 914.10 hectares (9.1 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
- 34 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 913 ha
St Ives Gold Mine - Beyond 2018 Project (Revised Proposal) Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 1128; overlaps 914 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 914 ha - WAMEX data
- 2,774 open-file drill holes, 55 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -31.40875, 121.78435 (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 |
| 22 December 2022 | Mining Proposal | Athena Hamlet WRL Extension & Waste Deposition in North Orchin TSF | Approved | MP_114706.pdf |
| 27 July 2022 | Mining Proposal | Diana Landfill & Argo Turkey Nest - Small Mining Proposal Application | Approved | MP_103460.pdf |
| 25 July 2022 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - ST IVES SOUTHERN PROJECT AREA CLOSURE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - J00178 | Approved | MCP_88161.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 |
| 3 April 2020 | Mining Proposal | Hamlet North Mining Proposal | Approved | no public document |
| 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 |
| 7 April 2014 | Mining Proposal | Athena, Apollo and Hamlet Mining Operatiosn and Amendment to Argo Project Stage 3 NOI Variations 4 and 8 Amendment | Approved | mp_47267.pdf |
| 14 January 2014 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Amendment - Mining Proposal ID 21879 | Approved | mp_43734.pdf |
| 4 December 2013 | Mining Proposal | Amendment to Athena-Hamlet Paste Plant & Vent Shafts Mining Proposals | Approved | mp_43818.pdf |
| 3 August 2011 | Mining Proposal | 110706 MP amendment 21879 Athena Waste Dump | Approved | mp_31624.pdf |
19 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.