MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 15/958 · Coolgardie Gold / Focus
M 15/958 is a Western Australian mining lease held by FOCUS MINERALS LTD (Shandong Gold group). Granted 7 April 2005, expires 14 April 2047. 114 ha in the Coolgardie Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Coolgardie Gold / Focus project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Holder
- FOCUS MINERALS LTD
- Parent group
- Shandong Gold (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Coolgardie Gold / Focus J00014 · OperatingOwners: Focus Minerals Ltd 100%; Maritana Minerals Limited
- Lodged
- 24 April 1996
- Granted
- 7 April 2005
- Expires
- 14 April 2047
- Area
- 113.90 hectares (1.1 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
- Coolgardie Gold Project: approved 18 July 2017, Coolgardie Gold Project Mine Closure Plan Version 1 Revision 4 - November 2015
- Environmental registrations
- 10 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Alicia & Dreadnought Mine Extension Project Not assessed; overlaps 114 ha
Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 114 ha - WAMEX data
- 431 open-file drill holes, 120 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.99695, 121.16765 (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 |
| 14 September 2022 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal for Small Mining Operations: Burbanks North Dewatering Project | Approved | MP_111776.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 | Dreadnought Waste Dump Design Change Only | Approved | mp_41954.pdf |
| 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 |
| 2 December 2011 | Mining Proposal | The Extension of Dreadnought South Open Pit M15/958 | Approved | mp_32604.pdf |
| 31 May 2006 | Mining Proposal | COOLGARDIE PROSPECTING : SCRAPING AND DETECTING M15/958 | Approved | mp_5330.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.