MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 16/48 · Paddington - Mt Pleasant
M 16/48 is a Western Australian mining lease held by PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LIMITED (Zijin Mining group). Granted 19 October 1987, expires 2 November 2029. 523 ha in the Coolgardie Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Paddington - Mt Pleasant project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Zijin Mining (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Paddington - Mt Pleasant J00292 · OperatingOwners: Norton Gold FIelds Pty Ltd 100%; Zijin Mining Group; Keras Resources Plc; Paddington Gold Pty LIMIted
- Lodged
- 18 March 1987
- Granted
- 19 October 1987
- Expires
- 2 November 2029
- Area
- 522.80 hectares (5.2 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
- CARBINE SATELLITES MINE CLOSURE PLAN: approved 19 August 2019, CARBINE SATELLITES MINE CLOSURE PLAN
- Environmental registrations
- 7 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Fire Management Strategies - track upgrading and chaining Not assessed; overlaps 523 ha
- WAMEX data
- 556 open-file drill holes, 101 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -30.4958, 121.02025 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2020 | Mining Proposal | Hawkins Find Mining Proposal 1.1 | Approved | MP_88756.pdf |
| 19 August 2019 | Mine Closure Plan | CARBINE SATELLITES MINE CLOSURE PLAN | Approved | MCP_79360.pdf |
| 18 April 2019 | Mining Proposal | Mining Proposal Porphyry Project Revised Version 4 | Approved | no public document |
| 21 December 2018 | Mining Proposal | Porphyry Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_76752.pdf |
| 16 March 2017 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Norton Gold Fields - Porphyry West Mining Proposal Version 3 | Approved | mp_61390.pdf |
| 29 September 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Mine Closure Plan for Norton Gold Fields Ltd Satellite Pits | Approved | mcp_51014.pdf |
| 5 February 1998 | Mining Proposal | ORA BANDA : GIMLET SOUTH PORPHYRY OPEN CUT | Approved | mp_2675.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.