MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 15/645 · Coolgardie Gold / Focus
M 15/645 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FOCUS MINERALS LTD; FOCUS OPERATIONS PTY LTD (Shandong Gold group). Granted 25 March 1993, expires 25 March 2035. 719 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
Gunga West J06676 · ProposedOwners: FMR INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED 100%
Golden Orb Vat Leach J01559 · ShutOwners: a private holder 100%
Coolgardie Aggregate J01539 · Not ApplicableOwners: not recorded - Lodged
- 27 August 1992
- Granted
- 25 March 1993
- Expires
- 25 March 2035
- Area
- 718.80 hectares (7.2 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
- SOUTH KALGOORLIE OPERATIONS (GUNGA WEST / NEW CELEBRATION) - MF 15, 25, 26: approved 10 July 2018, MINE CLOSURE PLAN - SOUTH KALGOORLIE OPERATIONS (GUNGA WEST / NEW CELEBRATION) - MF 15, 25
Coolgardie Gold Project: approved 18 July 2017, Coolgardie Gold Project Mine Closure Plan Version 1 Revision 4 - November 2015
MINING PROPOSAL GUNGA WEST OPEN PIT PROJECT M15/26, M15/1272 JUNE 2012: approved 15 March 2013, MINING PROPOSAL GUNGA WEST OPEN PIT PROJECT M15/26, M15/1272 JUNE 2012 - Environmental registrations
- 38 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Alicia & Dreadnought Mine Extension Project Not assessed; overlaps 36 ha
Three Mile Hill Gold Project Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 75; overlaps 274 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 719 ha - WAMEX data
- 140 open-file drill holes, 150 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.93355, 121.19945 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | Mining Proposal | 250829 FMR Greenfields-Gunga Project - Mining Proposal Rev3.2- Final | Approved | no public document |
| 8 July 2025 | Mining Proposal | Caledonia North Extended (CNX) Project Mining Proposal V1.1 | Approved | MP_500328.pdf |
| 6 June 2025 | Mining Proposal | Bonnievale UG to Lindsays Pit and Bayleys | Approved | MP_500394.pdf |
| 30 May 2025 | Mining Proposal | Appendix A_Focus Mineral | Approved | MP_500393.pdf |
| 11 November 2024 | Mining Proposal | Three Mile Hill TSF Stage 3 Raise - Update Version 4 | Approved | MP_129162.pdf |
| 21 October 2024 | Mining Proposal | Alicia and Dreadnought Extension Project MP V1.3 & Coolgardie Gold Project MCP V10.1 | Approved | MP_127213.pdf |
| 15 October 2024 | Mining Proposal | Greenfields Mining Proposal V4_Updated Pit Crest | Approved | MP_128200.pdf |
| 30 May 2024 | Mining Proposal | Greenfields Gold Project - Mining Proposal - V3 | Approved | MP_123518.pdf |
| 14 May 2024 | Mining Proposal | Three Mile Hill TSF Stage 3 Raise - Redesign | Approved | MP_115450.pdf |
| 14 May 2024 | Mining Proposal | Greenfields Processing Site and Gunga In-Pit Tailings Storage Facility Mining Proposal Rev 2.1 | Approved | MP_122609.pdf |
| 22 November 2023 | Mining Proposal | CNX Stockpile Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_121063.pdf |
| 15 November 2023 | Mining Proposal | Roger Springs Borefield Infrastructure - J00014 | Approved | MP_120953.pdf |
| 5 April 2023 | Mining Proposal | Bayley's and Lindsay's dewatering / water pipeline Infrastructure | Approved | MP_116900.pdf |
| 19 August 2022 | Mining Proposal | TMH TSF Stage 2 Foundation Platform - Interim Works | Approved | MP_112335.pdf |
| 25 July 2022 | Mining Proposal | Coolgardie Gold - Feasibility Water Bores | Approved | MP_112487.pdf |
23 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.