MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 20/183 · Murchison / Westgold
M 20/183 is a Western Australian mining lease held by BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTD (Westgold Resources group). Granted 30 August 1989, expires 4 September 2031. 8 ha in the Murchison Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold. Part of the Murchison / Westgold project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Westgold Resources (a subsidiary)
- MINEDEX project
- Murchison / Westgold J00347 · OperatingOwners: Westgold Resources Limited 100%
- Lodged
- 15 June 1989
- Granted
- 30 August 1989
- Expires
- 4 September 2031
- Area
- 8.10 hectares (0.1 km²)
- Mineral field
- Murchison Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Gold
- 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
- TUCKABIANNA PROJECT: approved 15 October 2019, MINE CLOSURE PLAN - TUCKABIANNA PROJECT - J00347
MURCHISON OPERATIONS - TUCKABIANNA PROJECTS - MINERAL FIELD 20: approved 12 July 2017, MURCHISON OPERATIONS - MINE CLOSURE PLAN - TUCKABIANNA PROJECTS - MINERAL FIELD 20 - FEBRU - Environmental registrations
- 10 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- WAMEX data
- 1 open-file drill holes, 71 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -27.48635, 118.1156 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2024 | Mining Proposal | Tuckabianna Mining Proposal (Rev 2.1) | Approved | MP_122437.pdf |
| 3 November 2022 | Mining Proposal | Tuckabianna Mining Proposal, Revision 1 Version 3 | Approved | MP_106123.pdf |
| 15 October 2019 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - TUCKABIANNA PROJECT - J00347 | Approved | MCP_81622.pdf |
| 12 July 2017 | Mine Closure Plan | MURCHISON OPERATIONS - MINE CLOSURE PLAN - TUCKABIANNA PROJECTS - MINERAL FIELD 20 - FEBRUARY 2016 | Approved | mcp_58801.pdf |
| 25 September 2015 | Mining Proposal | BNM Murchison Operations Stage 2 - White Well Processing | Approved | mp_55952.pdf |
| 27 February 2015 | Mining Proposal | BNM Murchison Operations - Stage 1, Tuckabianna Treatment Plant Lease | Approved | mp_53799.pdf |
| 8 May 2012 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Silverlake Resources , Murchinson Goldfields Project Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_34087.pdf |
| 23 December 2011 | Mining Proposal | Complete_Silver_Lake_Resources_Letter_of_Intent_Dewatering | Approved | mp_31927.pdf |
| 15 March 2002 | Mining Proposal | TUCKABIANNA : COMET : PINNACLES UNDERGROUND | Approved | mp_3914.pdf |
| 18 June 1990 | Mining Proposal | TUCKABIANNA AIRSTRIP M20:108 | Approved | mp_13625.pdf |
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.