MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 15/646 · Coolgardie Gold / Focus
M 15/646 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. 988 ha in the Coolgardie Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver, Copper. 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
Coolgardie Prospecting / Charlton J01387 · OperatingOwners: a private holder 100%; FMR INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED
Tindals Tailings J01242 · Not ApplicableOwners: not recorded
Coolgardie Gold Plant / Pro-Force J02181 · Not ApplicableOwners: Focus Minerals Ltd 100% - Lodged
- 27 August 1992
- Granted
- 25 March 1993
- Expires
- 25 March 2035
- Area
- 988.00 hectares (9.9 km²)
- Mineral field
- Coolgardie Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Gold, Silver, Copper
- 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
- 41 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Alicia & Dreadnought Mine Extension Project Not assessed; overlaps 266 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 988 ha - WAMEX data
- 3,465 open-file drill holes, 194 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.97505, 121.1827 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 2024 | Mining Proposal | Alicia and Dreadnought Extension Project MP V1.3 & Coolgardie Gold Project MCP V10.1 | Approved | MP_127213.pdf |
| 1 August 2023 | Mining Proposal | Tindals Landfill Facility Mining Proposal | Approved | MP_118877.pdf |
| 27 July 2022 | Mining Proposal | Big Blow Gold Mine Project | Approved | MP_111477.pdf |
| 25 July 2022 | Mining Proposal | Coolgardie Gold - Feasibility Water Bores | Approved | MP_112487.pdf |
| 24 June 2022 | Mining Proposal | Dreadnought Low Grade Stockpile | Approved | MP_111241.pdf |
| 18 July 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | Coolgardie Gold Project Mine Closure Plan Version 1 Revision 4 - November 2015 | Approved | mcp_58148.pdf |
| 24 October 2013 | Mining Proposal | Big Blow - Waste Rock Dump design change | Approved | mp_41953.pdf |
| 24 October 2013 | Mining Proposal | Dreadnought Waste Dump Design Change Only | Approved | mp_41954.pdf |
| 9 April 2013 | Mining Proposal | MINING PROPOSAL Addendum Big Blow Open Pit VERSION 2 January 2013 | Approved | mp_37320.zip |
| 9 April 2013 | Mining Proposal | Dreadnought Open Pit Addendum - The Extension of Dreadnought Waste Rock Dump - Mining Proposal - Tenements M15/646, M15/958 and M15/1114 - December 2012 | Approved | mp_38275.pdf |
| 19 September 2011 | Mining Proposal | The Extension of Big Blow Open Pit | Approved | mp_31474.pdf |
| 1 August 2011 | Mining Proposal | The extension of the Tindal's workshop area and construction of new septic tank | Approved | mp_31430.pdf |
| 14 January 2011 | Mining Proposal | MP - Focus -Letter on Intent Mining Lease M15/646 | Approved | mp_29299.pdf |
| 10 June 2010 | Mining Proposal | Letter of Intent - Re route potable water line | Approved | mp_26676.pdf |
| 27 February 2008 | Mining Proposal | COOLGARDIE - DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERSEVERANCE LODE M15/646 | Approved | mp_19288.zip |
26 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.