MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 15/636 · Coolgardie Gold / Focus
M 15/636 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FOCUS MINERALS LTD; FOCUS OPERATIONS PTY LTD (Shandong Gold group). Granted 16 June 1993, expires 17 June 2035. 338 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
- 9 July 1992
- Granted
- 16 June 1993
- Expires
- 17 June 2035
- Area
- 337.90 hectares (3.4 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
- 9 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 338 ha
- WAMEX data
- 144 open-file drill holes, 98 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.9102, 121.16745 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Coolgardie Gold Project Mine Closure Plan Version 1 Revision 4 - November 2015 | Approved | mcp_58148.pdf |
| 14 December 2006 | Mining Proposal | COOLGARDIE SOUTH PROSPECTING -SCRAPING AND DETECTING M15/636 | Approved | mp_5548_res.pdf |
| 10 July 2006 | Mining Proposal | COOLGARDIE NORTH : SCRAPING AND DETECTING M15/636 P15/2919 | Approved | mp_18753_res.pdf |
| 25 May 2006 | Mining Proposal | COOLGARDIE NORTH PROSP:SCRAPING AND DETECT M15/636 P15/3849 | Approved | mp_5327.pdf |
| 22 July 2004 | Mining Proposal | COOLGARDIE PROSPECTING / CHARLTON / DBLOW SCRAPE DETECT | Approved | mp_4747.pdf |
| 8 June 2004 | Mining Proposal | PATRICIA JEAN PROSPECTING / SAMBO/SCRAPE DETECT DRYBLOW | Approved | mp_4932.pdf |
| 7 April 2004 | Mining Proposal | PATRICIA JEAN PROSPECTING / SAMBO / SCRAPE AND DETECTING | Approved | mp_4587.pdf |
| 15 March 2004 | Mining Proposal | PATRICIA JEAN PROSPECTING / SAMBO / SD ON M15/636 | Approved | mp_4541.pdf |
| 20 March 2000 | Mining Proposal | THREE MILE HILL LINDSAYS WATER DIVERSION | Approved | mp_16688.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.